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  1. February 06, 2026

    Trump Admin, States Reach Agreement In School DEI Fight

    The Trump administration has agreed not to condition federal education funding for state and legal education agencies on what a coalition of nearly 20 states alleged was an incorrect interpretation of law in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion, according to a Friday filing in Massachusetts federal court.

  2. May 02, 2025

    Employment Lawyers' Weekly DEI Cheat Sheet

    Perkins Coie LLP convinced a federal judge to invalidate an executive order targeting it in part for its diversity, equity and inclusion practices, and Jenner & Block LLP sparred with the U.S. Department of Justice in a Washington, D.C., courtroom over whether to toss that firm's challenge to a similar presidential directive. Here, Law360 looks at notable DEI-related legal developments over the past week.

  3. April 25, 2025

    19 AGs Sue Trump Admin Over Anti-DEI School Funding Threat

    Nearly 20 state attorneys general sued the U.S. Department of Education in Massachusetts federal court Friday accusing it of embarking on efforts to withhold funding from educational institutions that engage in vague, undefined, "illegal" diversity, equity and inclusion practices through an agency action passed earlier this month.

  4. April 25, 2025

    Employment Lawyers' Weekly DEI Cheat Sheet

    Harvard University sued the government over its threat to yank billions in funding unless the elite institution undertakes reforms including shuttering diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and three federal judges threw up roadblocks to the U.S. Department of Education's effort to eliminate DEI in public schools.