Nonnie L. Shivers

1 week ago | mondaq.com | Karen Baillie |Nonnie L. Shivers |Zachary Zagger

Quick HitsA federal judge blocked the U.S. Department ofEducation's “Dear Colleague Letter” thatthreatened funding cuts for schools with DEI programs, protectingthe plaintiff organizations. The court found the letter vague and a potential infringementof First Amendment rights due to its lack of clear complianceguidelines for schools. The judge noted that the risk of federal funding loss couldharm institutions, leading to censorship of DEI discussions.

2 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Karen Baillie |Nonnie L. Shivers |Zachary Zagger

On April 24, 2025, a federal judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire largely blocked the U.S. Department of Education from cutting funding for schools that refuse to drop diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Quick Hits A federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague Letter” that threatened funding cuts for schools with DEI programs, protecting the plaintiff organizations.

2 weeks ago | ogletree.com | Karen Baillie |Nonnie L. Shivers |Zachary Zagger

Quick HitsA federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague Letter” that threatened funding cuts for schools with DEI programs, protecting the plaintiff organizations. The court found the letter vague and a potential infringement of First Amendment rights due to its lack of clear compliance guidelines for schools. The judge noted that the risk of federal funding loss could harm institutions, leading to censorship of DEI discussions.

2 weeks ago | mondaq.com | T. Scott Kelly |Nonnie L. Shivers |Zachary Zagger

On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued anexecutive order (EO) calling for an end to disparate impactliability for discrimination and ordering federal enforcementagencies to stop enforcement of antidiscrimination laws based ondisparate impact theories. Quick HitsPresident Trump signed an executive order aimed at ending thelegal theory of disparate impact discrimination by deprioritizingits enforcement within federal regulations, including Title VII ofthe Civil Rights Act of 1964.

2 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | T. Scott Kelly |Nonnie L. Shivers |Zachary Zagger

On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) calling for an end to disparate impact liability for discrimination and ordering federal enforcement agencies to stop enforcement of antidiscrimination laws based on disparate impact theories.