In the Courts
TERM 2
February 2025 · 526 days ago
✊ Civil Rights
A federal court blocked the CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence from firing 19 intelligence officers at the start of Trump's second term, halting what appeared to be a targeted removal of personnel involved in diversity initiatives. The ruling preserves employment protections for officers whose work included equity programs. The decision represents a judicial check on executive authority to summarily remove career intelligence personnel.
In the Courts
TERM 1
December 11, 2019 · 2,405 days ago
✊ Civil Rights
President Trump signed Executive Order 13899 on December 11, 2019, directing federal agencies to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against educational institutions that discriminate based on antisemitism. The order instructed the Department of Education and other agencies to consider the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism when evaluating civil rights complaints. The confirmed effect was that educational institutions receiving federal funding faced potential loss of that funding if found to discriminate against Jewish students or staff based on antisemitic conduct.