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Judge Temporarily Halts Enforcement of Executive Orders Related to Diversity and Gender Policies
- On Monday, June 9, a federal judge in California prevented the Trump administration from implementing three specific sections of its executive orders that targeted diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and gender-related programs within federally funded nonprofits supporting LGBTQ+ communities.
- The ruling follows legal challenges by LGBTQ+ advocacy and healthcare groups contending the orders violate constitutional rights and unlawfully threaten crucial federal funding.
- Judge Jon S. Tigar found the plaintiffs likely to succeed, blocked termination of equity and gender-related grants, and rejected the administration’s request to stay the injunction.
- Tigar wrote, "Illegality is illegality," emphasizing the executive’s constitutional limits and that funding cannot be conditioned on suppressing DEI or acknowledging transgender people.
- The decision pauses enforcement while litigation continues and signals ongoing judicial pushback against the administration’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies and federal workforce reductions.
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MIT Canceled DEI—Just Kidding — Minding The Campus
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) shuttered its “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) office, eliminated diversity statements from faculty job applications, and cut its Vice President of Equity and Inclusion position. A promising step, but don’t be fooled—DEI persists at MIT. It hasn’t been rebranded; it’s still openly embedded. Interdepartmental committees thrive, and numerous administrative […] The post MIT Canceled DEI—Just K…
Catholic employers can’t be forced to provide gender-affirming care, federal judge in ND rules
BISMARCK — A North Dakota federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cannot force a group of Catholic employers to administer or pay for gender-affirming medical care. The case concerns two rules published by the federal agencies. The Department of Health and Human Services rule bars businesses that provide federally funded health programs from withholding medical…
Two Legal Actions Against Trump & It’s Only Wednesday
U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled in San Francisco that the president cannot legally withhold funding to programs that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). And California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta has launched a pre-enforcement suit against the Trump administration’s attempt to ban transgender children from playing on sports teams that don’t align with […] The post Two Legal Actions Against Trump & It’s Only Wednesday appeared…
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