Last week brought further developments related to the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail what it views as illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. A federal court denied the Trump administration’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of most elements of President Trump’s Executive Orders 14173 Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity and 14151 Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (collectively, “the DEI Executive Orders”). Relatedly, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) have taken action to advance President Trump’s focus on restraining DEI initiatives, particularly in educational institutions. Some state AGs are pushing back. Click below to read the full alert.