7th Circ. Grills Trump Admin Atty Over Definition Of Illegal DEI

By Celeste Bott ( January 30, 2026, 6:54 PM EST) -- Seventh Circuit judges on Friday pushed an attorney for the Trump administration to define what kind of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives it deems illegal in requiring grant recipients to certify they don't promote DEI programs that violate anti-discrimination law, with one judge saying the unanswered question has caused "frustration" in litigation over the requirement....

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