Schwabe – On October 14, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland denied a preliminary injunction against Executive Order 14398, “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors,” and declined to stay the FAR Council memorandum implementing it. The mandatory contract clause remains in effect, and the government’s stipulated pause on False Claims Act enforcement expired on August 7, 2026. The court’s reasoning may matter more to contractors than the result.

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