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April 04, 2025
DOL Adds To Args Against Injunction On Trump DEI Mandates
The U.S. Department of Labor this week urged an Illinois federal judge to reconsider his analysis of a provision in President Donald Trump's recent executive orders directing federal agencies to terminate "equity-related" grants and to limit the scope of any forthcoming preliminary injunction to the Chicago-based trade group that filed suit challenging them.
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March 31, 2025
DOJ Seeking Steep Costs To Make Challengers Think Twice
The U.S. Department of Justice is quickly implementing President Donald Trump's plan to seek huge sums of money from litigants whose cases impede his agenda but ultimately prove unsuccessful, court records show.
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March 28, 2025
Employment Lawyers' Weekly DEI Cheat Sheet
Jenner & Block LLP and WilmerHale convinced federal judges to put holds on executive orders that that targeted them over past legal work and their diversity, equity and inclusion practices, while Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP struck a deal with the Trump administration. Here, Law360 provides a rundown of notable DEI-related legal developments from the past week.
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March 28, 2025
Ill. Judge Blocks Trump's DEI Certification Mandate
An Illinois federal judge has blocked the U.S. Department of Labor from requiring federal grant recipients to certify that they don't operate programs that violate President Donald Trump's recent executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, saying the mandate puts them "in a difficult and perhaps impossible position."
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March 25, 2025
Trump's DEI Certification Mandate Meets Skeptical Ill. Judge
An Illinois federal judge weighing recent executive orders restricting federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs appeared highly skeptical of their requirement that organizations certify compliance with anti-discrimination laws, saying the government's silence on what could violate those laws seems to be what imposing a chilling effect "is all about."
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March 21, 2025
Employment Lawyers' Weekly DEI Cheat Sheet
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Justice Department issued joint guidance on spotting potentially unlawful diversity, equity and inclusion practices, the EEOC's acting chair demanded DEI information from 20 law firms, and President Donald Trump said he'd rescind an executive order that targeted Paul Weiss. Here's a rundown of the past week's DEI-related legal developments.
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February 26, 2025
Chicago Nonprofit Sues Trump Over Anti-DEI Orders
A Chicago-based women's trade group sued the Trump administration in Illinois federal court Wednesday, claiming his recent executive orders restricting federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs are unconstitutional and unlawfully chill the organization's free speech.