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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun issuing civil investigative demands (CIDs) to federal contractors and grantees seeking documents and information related to their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...more
On May 19, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its plan to use the False Claims Act to investigate and pursue claims of civil rights violations against federal fund recipients. The plan, entitled the Civil...more
In our prior client alert, we examined the growing risk that the Department of Justice (DOJ) would deploy the False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue entities that receive federal funds and operate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...more
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new unit, the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which will utilize the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any...more
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum, Deputy Attorney General Blanche Memo: Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, announcing an initiative to “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as...more
On May 19, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a novel use of the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce Trump Administration policies against antisemitism, gender identity and expression, and diversity, equity, and...more
One of President Trump’s campaign themes was ending diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) programs, and he moved quickly to address those campaign promises. Within days of his inauguration, the president issued two executive...more
Federal agencies have been enforcing President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders (EOs), with various federal and state government agencies mobilizing to carry out EO 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring...more
Last week marked President Trump’s 100th day in office for his second term. As we have reported over the course of the past few months, the first 100 days of the second Trump administration have been active, with many new...more
On March 14, 2025, the Fourth Court of Appeals lifted the nationwide preliminary injunction issued on February 20, 2025 by a federal judge in Baltimore that temporarily halted the implementation of two of President Trump's...more
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr recently revealed in a social media post the agency’s latest probe into various media entities’ inclusion, equity, and diversity efforts....more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Mylan Inc. Settles Opioid Epidemic-Related Claims for $335...more
A group of 12 Republican AGs announced that they have sent a letter to multiple law firms (collectively, “law firms”) warning that the law firms’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and practices may violate state...more
A wave of executive orders from the Trump administration is rapidly reshaping the landscape for federal contractors, with sweeping changes to U.S. foreign aid, diversity initiatives, and gender policy....more
Littler's Executive Order Tracker is your go-to resource for staying up to date on all executive orders and actions issued by the Trump administration. We are tracking every order, analyzing its impact, and providing...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
The Fourth Circuit recently lifted the nationwide preliminary injunction that had blocked federal agencies from carrying out key provisions in two of President Trump’s Executive Orders on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...more
Departing from a pattern of recent federal district court decisions, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the government’s application for stay pending appeal of a nationwide preliminary injunction against...more
As we previously reported, on March 3, 2025, the Maryland District Court denied Defendants’ motion to stay the preliminary injunction in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump, preventing the...more
On February 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland entered a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of important aspects of two Executive Orders: “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI...more
On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit lifted the nationwide injunction on President Trump's executive orders targeting inclusion, equity, and diversity (IE&D) programs, allowing enforcement while...more
The federal district court for the district of Maryland on March 10, 2025, clarified its Feb. 21 preliminary injunction against Trump Administration enforcement of aspects of its executive orders (EOs) that ban “illegal”...more
On March 10, 2025, a federal district court in Maryland clarified the scope of its February 21, 2025, nationwide injunction against enforcement of three key provisions in President Trump's executive orders targeting...more
On March 10, 2025, a federal judge in Maryland clarified the scope of the nationwide preliminary injunction that enjoins key portions of two of President Donald Trump’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)–related executive...more
On Friday, February 21, 2025, a federal judge in Baltimore issued a nationwide preliminary injunction (Order) enjoining certain parts of President Trump’s January 20, 2025 Executive Order 14151, Ending Radical and Wasteful...more