The Interior Department violated three environmental groups’ First Amendment rights when it terminated federal grants based on statements they made about diversity, the groups claim in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
The groups want the US District Court for the District of Oregon to restore the grants and declare the terminations a violation of their First Amendment rights and Fifth Amendment right to due process.
The lawsuit challenges the Trump administration’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda, the subject of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order that called on federal agencies to end support for diversity programs the White House ...
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