President Donald Trump has scored a key victory in his quest to end Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in the federal government.
On Friday, an appeals court nixed a lower court’s injunction against the president’s executive order to end DEI programs funded with federal tax dollars.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Richmond, Va., lifted the nationwide injunction that was imposed by U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson, a Biden appointee, in Baltimore, NBC News reported.
The three-judge panel said that the president’s orders, which included having the Department of Justice investigate companies that utilize DEI policies, were likely constitutional.
But two of the three judges said they did not agree with the substance of the president’s orders and that those who implement them may be violating the Constitution.
