Supreme Court sides with Trump to temporarily allow DEI cuts of $65 million

The U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump administration its first victory of the second term from the highest court of the land.

In a 5-4 ruling, the court temporarily allowed the administration to keep $65 million in federal funding cuts from Trump’s executive order against diversity, equity, and inclusion policies while litigation continues. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the three liberal justices in dissent.

‘The agency’s abruptness leaves one wondering whether any reasoned decisionmaking has occurred with respect to these terminations at all.’

The lawsuit against the Trump administration was filed by eight states led by Democrats that objected to the president cutting millions of dollars’ worth of funding for teacher-training programs. The order overturns a ruling blocking the cuts from a federal judge

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