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Civil rights groups ask court to overturn Donald Trump's anti-diversity, transgender orders


Published on 2025-02-19 15:40:53 - MSN
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  • The National Urban League, National Fair Housing Alliance and AIDS Foundation of Chicago said Trump's orders posed an 'existential threat' to services

The article discusses how civil rights organizations, including the NAACP and the National Women’s Law Center, have filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Maryland to challenge and seek the reversal of executive orders issued by former President Donald Trump. These orders, which were aimed at what Trump described as "divisive concepts" and "anti-American race and gender training," are argued by the groups to undermine diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in federal workplaces. Specifically, the lawsuit targets an order that prohibits federal agencies from conducting diversity training that promotes what Trump's administration deemed as "divisive concepts," and another that rescinds protections for transgender individuals in healthcare. The groups assert that these orders not only promote discrimination but also violate constitutional rights and federal laws by stifling free speech and equal protection under the law.

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