October 24, 2025
A nonprofit sued the government seeking information about deals it made with law firms whose diversity, equity and inclusion policies the Trump administration called out as potentially unlawful, and local governments in Democratic-led states alleged that federal disaster relief funds are being unlawfully tied to DEI policies. Here, Law360 looks at notable DEI-related legal developments from the past week.
October 21, 2025
The city of Chicago and eight other local governments sued the Trump administration in Illinois federal court Monday, claiming the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has imposed unlawful conditions on federal grants that help them respond to disasters, including a requirement that they agree not to operate diversity, equity and inclusion programs.