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Seventh Circuit weighs whether Education Department can cut grants tied to DEI

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Birle, J. (2026, November 12). Seventh Circuit weighs whether Education Department can cut grants tied to DEI. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4801713/seventh-circuit-education-department-dei-grants/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-12 · by Jack Birle

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A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit heard a legal battle on Thursday regarding the Department of Education's decision to terminate grants for the ACT Now Coalition. The education group, which provides after-school programs in Illinois, filed the suit following the December 2025 decision to pull funding because of the organization's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The specific angle of the reporting focuses on the group's argument that stripping the funding constitutes a First Amendment violation based on viewpoint retaliation.
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DEI the 7th Circuit the ACT Now Coalition the Department of Education’s the U.S. Court of Appeals

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the ACT Now Coalition ORG · 2× DEI ORG · 1× Illinois GPE · 1× Michael Ortega PERSON · 1× Trump PERSON · 1× the 7th Circuit ORG · 1× the Department of Education’s ORG · 1× the Department of Justice ORG · 1× the Education Department’s ORG · 1× the U.S. Court of Appeals ORG · 1×

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A federal appeals court grappled with a legal battle on Thursday between an education organization and the Trump administration over the Department of Education’s decision to terminate a grant due to the group’s advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, the latest courtroom fight over the administration’s bid to end DEI through government programs and grants.
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2026-11-13 · Washington Examiner
Seventh Circuit weighs whether Education Department can cut grants tied to DEI · assertive framing

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A federal appeals court grappled with a legal battle on Thursday between an education organization and the Trump administration over the Department of Education’s decision to terminate a grant due to the group’s advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, the latest courtroom fight over the administration’s bid to end DEI through government programs and grants. asserted
court → grapple → programs
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit heard arguments between lawyers for the ACT Now Coalition, an education group which specializes in providing after-school programs for students in Illinois, and the Department of Justice over the Education Department’s December 2025 decision to terminate the group’s grants. asserted
which → hear → grants
Michael Ortega, the lawyer arguing for the ACT Now Coalition, argued stripping the funding violates the First Amendment by retaliating based on viewpoint, while emphasizing the effects of taking away the group’s funding. asserted
stripping → argue → funding
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