On January 14, 2026, the United States Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Civil Rights Division filed a federal suit seeking to strike down the State ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says he is refusing to "defend or enforce" state laws on racial preferences.

Responding to an executive order by President Donald Trump, Louisiana has removed affirmative action programs from its hiring ...

DOJ cracks down on Minnesota’s affirmative action program in latest escalation of Trump’s battle with state - Minnesota has ...

The laws cover affirmative action hiring, diversity requirements and minority business programs.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the lawsuit is the department's "latest effort to bring Minnesota into compliance with ...

On Jan. 19, 2026, the attorneys general (AGs) of Florida and Texas released separate formal legal opinions asserting that certain diversity, ...

The Supreme Court of the United States has upheld the University of Texas’ affirmative action program, which helps minority students get admitted to the university, Politico reports. Suggested Reading ...

The Trump administration moved Wednesday to dismantle one of the federal government’s largest and longest-standing affirmative action programs, siding with two White-owned contracting businesses that ...

March 26 -- The Supreme Court re-entered the debate overaffirmative action, agreeing today to decide whether a federalprogram to help disadvantaged businesses amounts to unlawful racediscrimination.

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