A federal judge on March 27 temporarily blocked the U.S. Labor Department from enforcing parts of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at curbing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs among federal contractors and grant recipients.
In an order handed down by Judge Matthew Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the department was banned for two weeks from requiring all grantees to certify that they do not operate such programs in violation of Trump’s executive orders.
