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Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of Trump's Anti-DEI Rules for Chicago Nonprofit

The ruling protects Chicago Women in Trades from federal grant certification requirements, citing likely First Amendment violations, but does not apply nationwide.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the White House, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Trump signed two executive orders, one to reimpose pressure on Iran, as well as withdraw the US from the United Nations Relief and Workers Agency (UNRWA) and the United Nations Human Rights Council. Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Overview

  • A federal judge has temporarily halted the U.S. Department of Labor from enforcing certification requirements tied to President Trump's anti-DEI executive orders against Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT).
  • Judge Matthew Kennelly ruled that the certification requirement likely violates free speech rights and could lead to self-censorship by grant recipients.
  • The decision prevents the Department of Labor from cutting off CWIT's grants or pursuing financial penalties under the False Claims Act for two weeks.
  • The temporary ruling is narrowly focused on CWIT and does not extend to other federal agencies or nationwide enforcement of the executive orders.
  • A hearing to consider a longer-lasting injunction against the executive orders is scheduled for April 10, as broader legal challenges to the policies continue.