A federal judge voided a Trump administration directive that pressured educational institutions to end all programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion last month. The directive, issued by the Department of Education as a “Dear Colleague” letter to public schools in February 2025, stated that school districts who failed to drop “discriminatory” DEI practices could violate civil rights law…
The Trump administration suffered a major setback last month in its efforts to end educational institutions’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. In a federal court in New Hampshire, the Department of Education conceded the end of its February 2025 “Dear Colleague” directive that sought to make all race-conscious student programming, resources, and financial aid illegal in…
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These companies still support DEI NFL; Apple; MicrosoftJoseph Hendrickson/Shutterstock; VTT Studio/Shutterstock; Andrew Sozinov/Shutterstock As President Trump and his allies wage war on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, some companies are refusing to cave. While others like Target, Amazon, Walmart, and McDonald’s have backpedaled under political pressure, these businesses have stood firm. These are the companies committed to recognizing that…
Over the past few years in the U.S., more than a hundred federal lawsuits have been filed challenging diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in companies, firms, universities, and the public sector. As legal scholars who monitor these cases closely, we have noticed a clear pattern. To avoid legal liability, organizations that formerly restricted diversity programs to…