Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs (EO 14151)
Orders termination of all federal DEI programs and equity-related grants and contracts. Requires contractors to certify they do not operate DEI programs. Blocked by federal judge on First and Fifth Amendment grounds with a nationwide preliminary injunction, later stayed by Fourth Circuit pending appeal.
Details
Orders termination of all federal DEI programs and equity-related grants and contracts. Requires contractors to certify they do not operate DEI programs. Blocked by federal judge on First and Fifth Amendment grounds with a nationwide preliminary injunction, later stayed by Fourth Circuit pending appeal.
Date Issued
2025-01-20
Type
Executive Order
Legal & Institutional Responses (2)
NADOE v. Trump - DEI Executive Orders Challenge
Challenge to both DEI EOs (14151 and 14173). Judge Abelson issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on First and Fifth Amendment grounds covering terminations of equity-related grants, DEI certification requirements, and DOJ enforcement threats. Fourth Circuit later stayed the injunction pending appeal.
State Attorneys General Coalition - Multi-Front Pushback
23 Blue state AGs and D.C. regularly challenging the administration on multiple fronts: federal funding suspensions, privacy rights violations, tariffs, machine gun conversions, abortion access restrictions, and voter data demands. Individual AGs like CA challenged Marine deployments and IL challenged sanctuary city crackdowns.
Affected Agencies
- Office of Personnel Management
- Office of Management and Budget