Judge: 3 Nonprofits Suing Over DEI, Gender EOs Largely Failed To Show Standing

( May 5, 2025, 1:52 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three nonprofits that sued President Donald J. Trump and other federal agencies and officials challenging the constitutionality of three executive orders (EOs) regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and gender identity failed to show that they have standing related to a portion of the challenged provisions as the EOs “inflict no concrete harm on private parties—or at least not on these parties” and failed to sufficiently allege constitutional violations on their remaining claims, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled May 2, denying the groups’ motion for a preliminary injunction....