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Trump’s anti-DEI grant squeeze hits another legal wall

A federal judge in Rhode Island temporarily blocked the administration’s latest effort to attach anti-DEI and anti-transgender conditions to federal grants. The restrictions targeted nonprofit groups that provide sexual-assault support, domestic-violence services, homelessness aid, and foster care help, which made the policy look less like a culture-war victory and more like a bureaucratic booby trap. The immediate fallout: more litigation, more uncertainty for aid groups, and another reminder that Trump’s grant wars keep colliding with basic administrative law.

Why it matters: Grant booby trap

First recorded Jul 25, 2025·Meaningfully updated Jul 25, 2025

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Trump’s anti-DEI grant squeeze hits another legal wall

A federal judge in Rhode Island temporarily blocked the administration’s latest effort to attach anti-DEI and anti-transgender conditions to federal grants. The restrictions targeted nonprofit groups that provide sexual-assault support, domestic-violence services, homelessness aid, and foster care help, which made the policy look less like a culture-war victory and more like a bureaucratic booby trap. The immediate …

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