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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Federal Judge Blocks NIH Grant Cuts, Rejecting DOJ’s Claims of Unlawful Discrimination

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/23/2025

WHAT: A Massachusetts federal judge blocked the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from cutting hundreds of programs that provide grants to universities, hospitals, and other organizations. The judge found that NIH offered...more

New Administration Outlook: Key Provisions of Trump DEI Orders Blocked

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/28/2025

On Friday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction against several provisions of two executive orders signed by President Trump that sought to dismantle diversity, equity, and...more

Federal Judge Enjoins Significant Portions of DEI Executive Orders

Shutts & Bowen LLP on 2/25/2025

In a 63-page order, Judge Adam B. Abelson, a U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland, issued a nation-wide preliminary injunction that struck down as unconstitutional significant portions of Executive Order 114173...more

New Executive Orders Banning DEI Initiatives Spur DBE Contractors to Take ‎Action Into Their Own Hands

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 1/29/2025

Last week, six organizations who represent Disadvantaged Business Enterprises moved to intervene in Mid-America Milling Company, LLC, et al. v. United States Department of Transportation, Case No. 3:23-cv-0072-GFVT-EBA. In...more

Is DBE Contracting the Next to Fall After Affirmative Action?

Winstead PC on 12/18/2024

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

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