New Hampshire DEI Law Paused to Avoid ‘Crippling Penalties’ (1)

A New Hampshire law that targets diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in public schools and universities must be paused, so schools don’t face “crippling penalties” even if unwittingly they fail to comply, a federal judge ruled.

A temporary restraining order is warranted, the US District Court for the District of New Hampshire said, after citing a Sept. 5 certification deadline for K-12 schools that the Department of Education “continues to insist” on, despite the “complete lack of any authority known to the court or the parties that would permit the department to insist on that deadline.”

Judge Landya McCafferty entered ...