On Friday, a federal judge in Baltimore issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from terminating or altering federal contracts deemed equity-related, citing potential constitutional violations, including infringements on free speech. Plaintiffs argued that two executive orders, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, exceeded presidential authority by attempting to override Congress’s exclusive power of the purse. They also contended that the orders unlawfully sought to silence those who disagreed with the administration by threatening loss of federal funding and other enforcement actions. The lawsuit specifically challenged the [...]