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Trump’s DEI executive orders are no longer blocked from taking effect

Certification requirements for contractors are back in play. As we previously reported, a federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from enforcing certain portions of...more

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Fourth Circuit Allows Anti-DEI Executive Order Provisions Involving Federal Contractors and Grantees to Proceed

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On March 14, 2025, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit lifted a nationwide preliminary injunction that previously halted parts of two DEI-related executive orders signed by President Donald...more

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Federal Judge Denies Bid to Stay Preliminary Injunction Blocking President Trump’s DEI-Related Executive Orders

On March 3, 2025, a federal judge in Maryland refused to halt a preliminary injunction blocking key parts of two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders (EO) seeking to eliminate “illegal” diversity, equity, and...more

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Preliminary Injunction Issued to Block Provisions of Executive Orders Limiting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs; Now...

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On February 21, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting the enforcement of three key provisions of President Trump’s Executive Orders intended to...more

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Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Parts of Executive Orders Impacting DEI in Government Contracting

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On Feb. 20, 2025, Judge Adam B. Abelson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore) issued a preliminary injunction enjoining aspects of the enforcement of two executive orders signed by President...more

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Federal District Court Issues Partial Injunction of DEI Executive Orders

On Feb. 21, 2025, the federal district court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction partially enjoining two of President Trump’s executive orders: Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and...more

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Maryland Federal District Court Preliminarily Blocks Key Provisions of Trump Anti-DEI Orders

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On February 21, 2025, the US District Court for the District of Maryland issued an order temporarily blocking three key provisions of two January 2025 executive orders issued by President Donald Trump – Executive Order 14151,...more

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Portions of DEI Executive Orders Blocked by Federal Judge

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President Trump’s executive orders have spurred a slew of litigation, including a lawsuit challenging two orders that focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in the federal government and federally funded...more

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Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Anti-DEI Executive Orders Nationwide

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Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump issued two executive orders (EOs) targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs: EO 14151, “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs and...more

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UPDATED: New Transportation Secretary Gets to Work with New Directives

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February 24, 2025 Update (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) - The evening of February 21, 2025, Judge Adam B. Adelson, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, issued a preliminary injunction enjoining...more

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Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Enjoining Key Portions of Anti-DEI Executive Orders

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Our prior alert on President Trump’s executive order revoking Executive Order 11246 addressed the certification, investigation, and other legal risks posed and related private sector impact on DEI programs. On February 21,...more

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Federal Court Issues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Blocking Enforcement of Key Provisions of DEI Executive Orders

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On Friday, February 21, 2025, a federal district court in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of several key provisions of the January 2025 executive orders targeting DEI programs. The nationwide...more

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Federal Court Issues Nationwide Order Enjoining Enforcement of Trump Executive Order on Diversity Training

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As previously reported, on September 22, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order 13950 on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (Order), which barred federal agencies, federal contractors, and recipients of federal grants...more

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