A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Department of Education's push to eliminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) from K-12 schools. Raise your hand if you're shocked.
US District Court Judge Landya McCafferty, an Obama appointee who last year blocked a law in New Hampshire that would have kept transgender biological men out of women's sports in public schools, sided with the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in their lawsuit against the Trump administration to block the effort, arguing that the directive violated teachers' due process and First Amendment rights.
In her order, McCafferty said that the Trump administration's argument is "unconstitutionally vague."
"The letter does not even define what a 'DEI program' is," she wrote.
🚨 NEW: Obama-appointed Judge Landya McCafferty (2013) strikes again!
— Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) April 24, 2025
Her ruling BLOCKS Trump’s defunding of K-12 schools with DEI programs, calling it “viewpoint discrimination.”
She also allowed trans athletes in girls’ sports (2024)
Another Left-Wing Activist Judge… pic.twitter.com/motwIkq9Lv
The Trump administration has until Thursday to comply with her directive, including a prohibition on enforcing use of its "End DEI Portal" and a certification requirement it had imposed, Axios reports.
In January, Trump ordered the end of DEI in public schools and federal contractors in an executive order.
On April 3, the Department of Education sent letters to K-12 agencies ordering them to comply with the administration's anti-DEI policies, a move which followed a February warning that they may lose federal funding for schools that refuse to get rid of DEI.
