Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against diversity programs at schools and colleges

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating programs at the nation’s schools and universities.

In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland found that the Education Department violated the law when it threatened to cut federal funding from educational institutions that continued with DEI initiatives.

The guidance has been on hold since April when three federal judges of the Education Department’s anti-DEI measures.

The ruling Thursday followed a motion for summary judgment from the American Federation of Teachers and the American Sociological Association, which the government’s actions in a February lawsuit.

The case centers on two Education Department memos ordering schools and universities to end