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False Claims Act Insights - Can DE&I Initiatives Lead to Potential False Claims Act Liability?
At a Glance The Department of Justice (DOJ) will use the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and pursue claims against entities that violate federal civil rights laws, including anti-discrimination and equal employment...more
On May 2, 2025, a federal district court in Washington, DC declined to issue a preliminary injunction blocking provisions of recent Executive Orders (EO 14151, EO 14168, and EO 14173) which are focused on unlawful DEI...more
On May 2, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia denied Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction in National Urban League et al. v. Trump, et al., 25-471, a case that seeks to halt...more
On April 14, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) from enforcing a certification provision and termination clause...more
On April 14, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly ruled, in relevant part, that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) cannot require federal grant recipients to certify that their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)...more
On March 27, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a nationwide temporary restraining order (TRO) preventing the Department of Labor (DOL) from requiring federal contractors and...more
Federal courts continue to grapple with challenges to President Trump’s executive orders (“EOs”) related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”), particularly EO 14151, Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs...more
There are several concurrent challenges to President Donald Trump’s “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” executive order (Anti-DEI EO). Previously, the U.S. District Court for the District of...more
On March 27, 2025, a federal district court in Chicago issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the Department of Labor from implementing key provisions from two of President Trump’s Executive Orders issued in...more
Certification requirements for contractors are back in play. As we previously reported, a federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting the federal government from enforcing certain portions of...more
Many federal contractors and grant recipients are seeking guidance regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) in the wake of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding President Trump’s Executive Orders on DEI (“DEI...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an order on March 14, 2025, lifting the nationwide injunction on President Donald Trump's executive orders (EOs) targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)...more
As previously reported, one of the first executive orders (EO 14173) issued by President Trump was to rescind Executive Order 11246, issued by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which required federal contractors and subcontractors...more
On March 14, 2025, a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stayed the nationwide preliminary injunction of President Trump’s Executive Orders 14173 and 14151 (DEI EOs). As we previously...more
A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit lifted a nationwide injunction, allowing the Trump administration to resume implementation of a pair of executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and...more
On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit lifted the nationwide injunction preventing enforcement of Executive Order 14173, which targeted diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. While EO...more
On March 14, 2025, the Fourth Circuit reversed a lower court's nationwide injunction that blocked key portions of President Trump's January 2025 Executive Orders on DEI programs. While the appeal is pending, federal agencies...more
The Supreme Court’s decision in Wisconsin Bell v. United States ex rel. Todd Heath clarifies what constitutes a “claim” under the federal False Claims Act (FCA). ...more
What, exactly, is “illegal” Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”)? As we previously reported, two recent Executive Orders (“EO”) prohibit “illegal” DEI practices that violate longstanding civil rights laws, but fail to...more
On February 21, 2025, a federal court in Maryland issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the administration from carrying out key provisions in two of President Trump’s Executive Orders on Diversity,...more
Summary of Executive Orders - As we have referenced in prior alerts, the Trump administration issued two Executive Orders relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs for federal contractors, with language...more
On February 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction that significantly impacts two of President Trump’s executive orders targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)...more
A federal district court in Maryland issued a preliminary nationwide injunction on February 21 that temporarily halts enforcement of elements of Executive Orders 14151 and 14173. Most notably for federal contractors and...more
On Friday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction against several provisions of two executive orders signed by President Trump that sought to dismantle diversity, equity, and...more
On Friday, February 21, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland entered a preliminary injunction halting provisions of two of President Trump’s executive orders that sought to effectively eliminate...more