Judge criticizes DEI conditions to federal grants in ruling favoring Salem

Federal judge blocks DEI conditions on federal disaster relief grants for Salem

A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the Trump administration from imposing what he called “arbitrary” conditions on emergency disaster relief grants for the city of Salem or using disaster relief as a tool to “advance unrelated executive policy.”

Judge criticizes DEI conditions to federal grants in ruling favoring Salem

After initially siding with the city of Salem against the federal government, a federal judge rebuked the Trump administration for pushing its political agenda onto disaster relief funding.U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane’s critique follows a ruling last week in the city’s lawsuit accusing federal agencies of overreach by ordering grant recipients to reject diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and support immigration enforcement…