This spring, organizations that have members receiving federal financial assistance won preliminary injunctions in court to temporarily halt the Department of Education (ED) from enforcing actions to restrict discussions and programs on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in educational institutions. The court also halted the agency’s threat to withhold federal funding for engaging in such efforts.The main issue at the heart of the lawsuits was ED’s February issuance of a Dear Colleague letter purportedly reaffirming the nondiscrimination obligations of schools and universities that receive federal financial assistance and calling for educational institutions to stop using racial… Read More