Some good news: Judges blocking Trump’s attacks on DEI

“April 24 (Reuters) – A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday restricted the ability of Republican President Donald Trump’s administration to cut off funding to public schools that engage in diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty in Concord issued a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Education from enforcing its policy against members of three groups including the National Education Association, the largest U.S. teachers union.”

[see Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-judge-limits-trumps-ability-withhold-school-funds-over-dei-2025-04-24/]

“April 24 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday blocked Donald Trump‘s administration from withholding federal funding from more than a dozen so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that have declined to cooperate with the Republican president’s hardline immigration crackdown.

U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco issued the injunction, opens new tab at the request of 16 cities and counties nationally. San Francisco, which led the lawsuit, in its complaint filed in February argued that the Trump administration was unlawfully trying to force local officials to cooperate with federal immigration arrests.”

[see Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-judge-blocks-trump-withholding-funds-16-sanctuary-cities-counties-2025-04-24/]

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