- A group of 18 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting a trade organization’s lawsuit challenging anti-diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) Executive Orders (EOs).
- The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction finding that the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education were likely to prevail on their First and Fifth Amendment claims against the Trump Administration for its EOs directing executive agencies to terminate DEI-related grants or contracts.
- In their brief, the AGs argue that DEI principles and practices are grounded in, and integral to complying with, federal antidiscrimination laws; that DEI policies and programs benefit the states, and implementation of the EOs hurt the states; and that the EOs’ chilling effect on private entities hurt the states.
- The AGs urge the Fourth Circuit to affirm the District Court’s preliminary injunction.