More good news: Discrimination against DEI initiatives is unlawful

[Edward K. Ream]

The full decision.

From Section V: Irreparable harm:

Plaintiffs have demonstrated that the Gender Promotion, Gender Termination, and Equity Termination Provisions likely violate the equal protection rights of Plaintiffs and their clients as well as Plaintiffs’ constitutional rights under the First and Fifth Amendments.

That means that Plaintiffs have also made a sufficient showing of irreparable harm that
would result from enforcement of those provisions, as it is “well established that the deprivation of constitutional rights ‘unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury.’”

Edward

[Edward K. Ream]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM Edward K. Ream <edre...@gmail.com> wrote:

The full decision.

Another excerpt:

Indeed, the Gender Order’s express purpose is to disapprove of transgender people and declare their existence as “unmoored from biological facts” and “false.” ... This facially discriminatory objective—achieved here by denying federal funding only to grantees who recognize the existence of transgender people—is not a legitimate government interest, let alone one that justifies the overt discrimination practiced here.

Edward