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NEA nixes certification requirement restricting federal arts grants after ACLU lawsuit

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) agreed Friday to remove a certification requirement that forced artists to attest that they would not "promote gender ideology" to secure federal grants. This comes less than a day after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island filed a lawsuit challenging the certification requirement, which the NEA implemented after President Donald Trump signed an executive or…

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NEA nixes certification requirement restricting federal arts grants after ACLU lawsuit

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) agreed Friday to remove a certification requirement that forced artists to attest that they would not "promote gender ideology" to secure federal grants. This comes less than a day after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island filed a lawsuit challenging the certification requirement, which the NEA implemented after President Donald Trump signed an executive or…

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The move comes just a day after the ACLU filed a suit on behalf of a number of arts organizations, though for now the "gender ideology" language is still part of the grant awarding process.

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NEA Suspends 'Gender Ideology' Pledge for Artists; Funding Ban Remains Amid ACLU Lawsuit

The National Endowment for the Arts has agreed to remove a certification requirement that forced artists to attest that they will not “promote gender ideology” in order to apply for funding while the outcome of the case from the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Rhode Island is pending.

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The American Civil Liberties Union on March 6 filed suit against the National Endowment for the Arts, accusing the latter of enforcing the Trump administration executive order forbidding grant applicants to “promote gender ideology” in their work. The ACLU lodged its complaint with the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island on behalf […]

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