Litigation
Emergency Motion Filed After Reports of Trump Administration Violating Preliminary Injunction on Anti-DEIA Executive Orders
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Baltimore, MD — Today, plaintiffs filed an emergency motion for a status conference after reports that the Trump administration is violating a preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on Trump’s anti-equity executive orders. Plaintiffs are seeking the court’s intervention to ensure compliance with its orders to the federal government.
We are writing further to our conversations in February, our email from March 11, as well as your response today (March 13). In your latest response, you indicated that DOJ has purportedly “taken appropriate steps to inform non-defendant entities of [the Order’s] scope,” and that sharing any notices or details with us “is neither necessary nor appropriate.”
National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, et al., v. Donald J. Trump, in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al.,
PLAINTIFFS’ EMERGENCY MOTION FOR STATUS CONFERENCE REGARDING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Advancing Justice – AAJC Calls Out Detention of Green Card Holder and Raises Concerns Over Lack of Due Process
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Washington, D.C. — Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC responds to the unfolding situation of the detention and deportation of green card holder, Mahmoud Khalil, and the current threats to legal protections in this country.
Breaking: Court Rebuffs Administration, Reaffirms Injunction Against President’s Anti-DEIA Policies
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Baltimore, MD – Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland delivered another major victory for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) by reaffirming that the court’s nationwide preliminary injunction applies to every agency in the executive branch.
Civil Rights Organizations Call on U.S. Department of Education to Rescind “Dear Colleague” Letter, Cite Threats to Equal Opportunity
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Judge Halts Implementation of Trump Anti-DEIA Executive Orders Nationwide in Suit Filed by Higher Education Officials, Restaurant Workers, City of Baltimore
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Preliminary Injunction Granted in Suit Brought by National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, American Association of University Professors, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, and the City of Baltimore
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVERSITY OFFICERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Defendants
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65, and upon consideration of the Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction filed by Plaintiffs National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, the American Association of University Professors, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, and the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Maryland (ECF No. 27) (the “Motion”), Defendants’ memorandum in opposition to the Motion (ECF No. 35), Plaintiffs’ reply brief (ECF No.
A federal judge in Maryland on Friday temporarily blocked key portions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the federal government and corporate America.
Higher Education Officials, Restaurant Workers, City of Baltimore Ask Court to Pause Trump Administration Anti-DEIA Executive Orders
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BALTIMORE, MD — A diverse coalition representing the nation’s leading academics and higher education officials, restaurant workers, and the City of Baltimore is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction1, asking a federal court in Maryland to temporarily pause President Trump’s anti-DEIA executive orders, titled “Ending Radical Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” and “Ending Illegal
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