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Court Declines to Block Executive Order 14398

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Berkshire – A federal judge has rejected a request to block Executive Order (EO) 14398, which prohibits federal contractors from engaging in “racially discriminatory DEI activities.” A group of five organizations led by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education challenged the order in April, claiming that it violates the First Amendment by chilling free speech with the threat of losing federal funding and is overly broad and vague.

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