August 22, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume the termination of scientific grants that had been cut as part of its anti-diversity, equity and inclusion campaign, while the Ninth Circuit left in place a court order requiring some agencies to reinstate research grants canceled in a similar sweep. Here, Law360 looks at notable DEI-related legal developments from the past week.
August 04, 2025
A Mississippi federal judge won't explain how his decision pausing enforcement of a state law barring diversity, equity and inclusion in public schools contained nonexistent allegations, wrongly identified plaintiffs and defendants and quoted terms that don't appear in the legislative text, ruling that the court isn't obligated to do so.
July 29, 2025
Mississippi's attorney general wants a federal judge to explain "indisputable factual inaccuracies" in his decision pausing enforcement of a state law prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion in public schools, saying Monday that the judge's original order contained nonexistent allegations, wrongly identified plaintiffs and defendants, and quoted terms that don't appear in the legislative text.