ABA Lays Off 300 Employees, Blaming Trump Grant Funding Cuts (1)

The American Bar Association laid off more than 300 employees after the Trump administration slashed $69 million of its grant funding, the organization said in a court filing.

The ABA disclosed the cuts—covering about a third of its workforce—Wednesday in a lawsuit filed against the Justice Department, which the organization says terminated grants funding work for domestic violence victims. The group is under fire from the Trump administration over diversity initiatives and other moves seen as leaning left. The ABA has publicly denounced the administration’s actions against law firms and threats against federal judges.

“This lawsuit is necessitated by DOJ’s ...