A coalition of 19 states has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its threats to withhold federal funding from schools that maintain diversity programs. Led by attorneys general from California, New York, and Illinois, the lawsuit claims the administration's April 3 directive is illegal and distorts civil rights law. The Trump administration argues that some diversity initiatives violate federal law prohibiting discrimination, a stance it suggests is backed by a 2023 Supreme Court ruling on race in education. The vagueness of the directive and its implications on federal funding have raised concerns among states.
The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration's demand to abandon certain diversity programs is illegal, distorting federal civil rights law and threatening essential federal funding.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta stated, 'The Trump administration had distorted federal civil rights law to force states to abandon legal diversity programs. California hasn't and won't capitulate.'
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