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Plaintiffs argue the requirements infringe on free speech and could lead to liability under the False Claims Act.

The DOJ argues the challenge is premature as no grants have been awarded yet and the terms could change.

A federal judge is expected to rule on the case by August 12th.

PROVIDENCE – Upon returning to office, President Trump moved swiftly to issue executive orders on gender ideology, DEI and immigration and mandate that federal agencies carry out those priorities.

And the administration’s directives have been mired in the courts ever since.

U.S. District Court Senior Judge William E. Smith on July 29 weighed arguments in a lawsuit challenging the administration’s efforts to extend those dictates to recipients of federal grant funding. Seventeen nation

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