Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

Wednesday evening, February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a series of memos to various divisions of the Department of Justice (DOJ). One memo asserted that the DOJ will take action to enforce President Trump’s efforts to eliminate illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, as outlined in Executive Order 14173 (“Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”).

On Monday, February 3, a group of organizations, including representatives of university diversity officers, sued President Trump and his administration, seeking to halt and declare unconstitutional two executive orders aimed at ending diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.