Judge Adam Abelson temporarily halted Trump’s push to cancel DEI-related federal contracts and bring legal action over private sector DEI programs, calling the policies overly vague and arguing some of them could violate the First Amendment,

Trump’s efforts at the federal level have not just affected the government. His focus on DEI—which he had also targeted throughout his campaign —comes as major companies also scale back on their DEI initiatives, some in small ways, others by dismantling full branches of their organizations .