Courts block Trump-era anti-DEI terms on CA/OR grant funding
TL;DR
A California federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from imposing anti-DEI conditions on federal grants to 11 California and Oregon cities and counties, saying the policy exceeds Congress’s spending powers and contradicts grant purposes; other courts have issued similar blocks in related cases.
- Judge blocks Trump anti-DEI conditions on California, Oregon grants Politico
- City of Salem sues DHS, FEMA over DEI conditions tied to disaster relief funding KATU
- FEMA, DHS say Salem aims to ‘obstruct President Trump’s agenda’ with lawsuit Salem Reporter
- Cleveland and Columbus celebrate legal victory for LGBTQ+ residents in federal lawsuit against Trump The Buckeye Flame
- Judge Deals Two More Blows to Trump’s War on DEI in Blue States The New Republic
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