American Public Health Association et al v. National Institutes of Health et al
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1:25-cv-10787
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Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
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- American Council on Education
- American Institute of Biological Sciences
- American Public Health Association
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- American Society for Microbiology
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- Association of American Universities Inc.
- United Auto Workers
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Employment Lawyers' Weekly DEI Cheat Sheet
Jenner & Block LLP convinced a Washington, D.C., federal judge to invalidate an executive order by President Donald Trump targeting it in part for its diversity, equity and inclusion practices as unconstitutional, and the U.S. Department of Justice announced the formation of an initiative to use the False Claims Act to quell discrimination by federal funding recipients tied to their DEI programs. Here, Law360 looks at notable DEI-related legal developments over the past week.
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Judge Asks If DEI Is Now 'Homogeneity, Inequity And Exclusion'
A Massachusetts federal judge considering a challenge to the Trump administration's cuts to hundreds of National Institutes of Health grants pressed the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday for its definition of diversity, equity and inclusion, at one point asking hypothetically whether the government's policy is now "homogeneity, inequity and exclusion."
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NIH Sued By Researchers Over 'Ideological Purge' On Grants
The American Public Health Association and others sued the federal government in Massachusetts federal court on Wednesday over the cancellations of billions of dollars worth of National Institutes of Health research grants on such issues as gender identity, diversity, vaccine hesitancy and climate change, claiming the "ideological purge" is illegal.