由 jpichiban Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:57:03 GMT
U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House on February 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump returned to the White House after spending the weekend and the first two days of the week in Florida. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesA federal judge in Maryland on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from implementing bans on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies and by businesses that contract with the federal government.U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson said the directives by Trump and an order urging the Department of Justice to investigate companies with DEI policies likely violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.The orders are part of Trump’s larger efforts to eradicate DEI initiatives, which critics say are discriminatory, from the government and the private sector.Abelson blocked Trump and several federal agencies from implementing the orders pending the outcome of a lawsuit by the city of Baltimore and three groups.”As Plaintiffs put it, ‘efforts to foster inclusion have been widespread and uncontroversially legal for decades,'” wrote Abelson “Plaintiffs’ irreparable harms include widespread chilling of unquestionably protected speech.”
原文链接：https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/21/us-judge-blocks-trumps-bid-to-ban-dei-by-federal-agencies-contractors.html