The city of Baltimore, along with three advocacy groups, filed a lawsuit on Monday, February 3, against the U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration, urging a federal court to block and declare unconstitutional two executive orders aimed at dismantling diversity initiatives.
On his first two days in office, Trump issued orders to eliminate federal support for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, imposing economic penalties and job dismissals as enforcement measures.
The lawsuit, submitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, argues that these orders exceed presidential authority under the U.S. Constitution. It seeks both preliminary and permanent injunctions to prevent their enforcement and to have them deemed unlawful and unconstitutional.
