Legal Action

A coalition of nonprofits have filed a lawsuit against the Trump-Vance administration challenging three Executive Orders (EO) (EO 14151, EO 14168, and EO 14173) that terminate federal grants related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), remove legal recognition for transgender people, and forbid federally-funded organizations from operating DEI programs. As a result of these EOs, federal federal that plaintiffs rely on to promote civil rights and provide direct services to marginalized communities has been terminated. The plaintiffs argue that EOs 14151, 14168, and 14173 violate their First Amendment right to freedom of speech and Fifth Amendment rights to due process and equality under the law. The plaintiffs asked the court to declare the executive orders unconstitutional and issue a permanent injunction preventing the orders from being enforced.