Trump administration is defying court order over anti-DEI policy, groups say

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Source: Reuters

March 13, 2025 8:31 PM EDT Updated 12 hours ago


March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. agencies are defying a court order blocking President Donald Trump's ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at businesses and organizations that contract with the federal government, groups suing over the ban said in a court filing on Thursday.

The groups, along with the city of Baltimore, told U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson in Maryland that federal agencies are continuing to threaten contractors with loss of funding if they do not sign contracts with anti-DEI language, despite the judge's order last month barring enforcement of the policy while the lawsuit proceeds.

They said contractors' experiences were corroborated by a report on Wednesday by the magazine Rolling Stone that Trump administration officials are explicitly telling staff that Abelson's order is "irrelevant" and to continue enforcing the anti-DEI policy. The White House and Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Abelson, who was appointed by Trump's Democratic predecessor Joe Biden, scheduled a telephone status conference on the matter for 3:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. GMT) on Friday.

The lawsuit was brought by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, the American Association of University Professors, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United and the city of Baltimore. They argue that the anti-DEI policy violates their freedom of speech under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-is-defying-court-order-over-anti-dei-policy-groups-say-2025-03-14/

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Link to FILING (PDF) - https://democracyforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/NADOHE-Motion-031325.pdf

And still MORE "buried news"!!!

[NotHardly]

1. Constitutional crisis, one lawless move to another

"...Trump administration officials are explicitly telling staff that Abelson's order is "irrelevant" and to continue enforcing the anti-DEI policy."

This is one of those moments in the life of a nation where it adheres to its principles and fights for the rule of law or goes down into the flames of history as a hammer against its own.

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2. Don't think he plans on complying with that court order. IMO

49 months and counting Remember no on is above the law. HaHaHa

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3. So? The justice system is completely toothless when it comes to our new king.

We can thank Milquetoast Merrick and the idiot who appointed him.