Overview

• President Trump signed the 'Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Restoring Meritocracy' executive order, targeting disparate impact theory in civil rights enforcement.
• Federal agencies have eliminated at least 428 DEI roles, with workers placed on leave as part of a broader mandate to dismantle DEI programs.
• Harvard University has been warned it could lose billions in federal funding if it does not reform governance, hiring, and admissions practices by August 2025.
• Federal courts have temporarily blocked Trump’s directive to eliminate DEI programs in public schools, with Democratic attorneys general filing lawsuits against the administration’s policies.
• The administration has expanded investigations into private companies’ DEI practices, creating uncertainty and prompting some firms to scale back or rebrand initiatives.