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Affirmative Action DBE Program Department of Transportation (DOT)

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

OP-ED: Executive Orders Cannot Eliminate USDOT’s DBE Program

Within hours of taking office, President Trump executed two executive orders aimed at rescinding former President Biden’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)-focused orders. Trump’s orders reached beyond actions by the...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

A Status Update on Pending Legal Challenges to Federal Government Contracting Diversity Programs

As many of you know, federal contracting programs aimed at leveling the playing field for diverse and women-owned businesses have been under legal attack. An incredible number of small businesses rely heavily on these...more

Winstead PC

Is DBE Contracting the Next to Fall After Affirmative Action?

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In a significant ruling that could reshape federal contracting, a federal district court in the Eastern District of Kentucky has granted a preliminary injunction against key aspects of the United States Department of...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

Federal DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Challenged as Unconstitutional

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, 600 U.S. 181 (2023) (SFFA), which limits the reach of race-based affirmative action programs in...more

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