Trump Backs Away From DEI Case, but Advocates Survey a Grim Landscape

Trump backs away from DEI case, but advocates survey a grim landscape

The Trump administration pulling out of a diversity, equity and inclusion lawsuit against schools this week marks a rare win for a movement that has largely seen the president devastate DEI efforts in the first year of his second term.

Trump administration abandons court fight to ban DEI in schools and universities

ANALYSIS The Trump administration has apparently thrown in the towel — for now — on its effort to ban diversity, equity and inclusion in schools and universities by way of edict and the threat of yanking federal funding. Lawyers for the U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday officially withdrew their appeal of a federal court ruling from last August that had blocked enforcement of… Source

Trump administration abandons anti-DEI court battle, but ‘damage has already been done’

Advocates call the ruling a legal victory, though the administration’s campaign has already had a chilling effect on DEI policies.