<div dir="ltr">CBS News<br><br>Judge blocks Trump administration guidance targeting DEI programs in schools, universities<br><br>In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland found that the Education Department violated the law when it threatened to cut federal funding from educational institutions that continued with DEI initiatives...Gallagher, who was appointed by President Trump, rejected the government's argument that the memos simply served to remind schools that discrimination is illegal.<br><br>"It initiated a sea change in how the Department of Education regulates educational practices and classroom conduct, causing millions of educators to reasonably fear that their lawful, and even beneficial, speech might cause them or their schools to be punished," Gallagher wrote.<br><br>Full story:<br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-guidance-targeting-dei-programs-in-schools-universities/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-guidance-targeting-dei-programs-in-schools-universities/</a></div>