A federal judge has struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs in schools and universities, finding they were issued unlawfully.

U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland ruled Thursday that the Education Department violated procedural requirements when it issued memos threatening to strip federal funding from institutions that continued DEI initiatives.

The ruling is the latest blow to the administration’s effort to expand a 2023 Supreme Court decision on race in college admissions to all areas of education.

What the judge’s ruling says

What we know:

Gallagher’s ruling orders the Education Department to withdraw two memos — one from February and one from April — that directed schools to end any "race-based decision-

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