The Department of Justice backed off its defense of the EEOC in a lawsuit challenging agency guidance on workplace gender identity protections following an executive order from President Donald Trump that demands rescission of the commission directive.
The DOJ’s request to cancel oral arguments set for the case scheduled for Monday was approved by Judge Charles Atchley of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee on Jan. 23. He also denied a request for a preliminary injunction from the coalition of 17 Republican-led states suing the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over its 2024 workplace harassment guidance. ...
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