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• Justice Department dismisses environmental enforcement lawsuit against Denka, citing end to "DEI programs" — The Department of Justice, on behalf of the EPA, dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Biden Administration against Denka Performance Elastomer LLC on March 7, 2025. The suit, filed February 28, 2023, alleged that the company's neoprene manufacturing facility in LaPlace, Louisiana posed an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health under the Clean Air Act's emergency powers provision. The dismissal was framed as fulfilling President Trump's executive order to end "radical DEI programs." EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the agency would enforce environmental law "without improperly implementing so-called 'environmental justice.'"
• Trump administration drops environmental lawsuit — The Trump administration has agreed to drop a lawsuit against the Denka synthetic rubber plant in Reserve, Louisiana, which was filed under the Biden administration in February 2023. The lawsuit aimed to curb emissions of chloroprene, a likely human carcinogen, from the plant. The decision to dismiss the case was made in compliance with an executive order issued by Trump targeting "wasteful government" and "DEI programs." This move has been criticized by local community leaders who are concerned about the health risks posed by the plant's emissions.

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• Executive Order on Public Service Loan Forgiveness — President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14235, directing the Secretary of Education to revise the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. The revisions aim to exclude organizations with substantial illegal purposes from qualifying as public service, affecting eligibility for loan forgiveness. This includes organizations involved in illegal immigration, terrorism support, child abuse, illegal discrimination, and violations of state tort laws.
• Executive Order Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness — President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 7, 2025, to revise the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. The order directs the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, to propose changes to the program's regulations. These changes aim to exclude organizations engaged in activities deemed to have a substantial illegal purpose from qualifying for loan forgiveness. The order targets activities such as aiding illegal immigration, supporting terrorism, and engaging in child abuse or illegal discrimination.
• White House issued executive order redefining Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility to exclude organizations engaged in specified illegal activities. — The White House issued an executive order directing the Secretary of Education to revise regulations governing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. The order redefines "public service" to exclude organizations whose activities have a "substantial illegal purpose," including those aiding immigration law violations, supporting terrorism, engaging in child abuse, illegal discrimination, or violating state tort laws. The order states the prior administration "abused" the program through a waiver process and claims PSLF funds were misdirected to "activist organizations" harming national security. The Secretary of Education is directed to propose regulatory revisions in coordination with the Treasury.
• White House issues fact sheet on executive order restricting Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility — The White House published a fact sheet on March 7, 2025, announcing that President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Education to revise the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program to exclude organizations with "substantial illegal purpose," including those advancing illegal immigration, terrorism, child abuse, discrimination, and public disruptions. The fact sheet states the order refocuses PSLF on essential public service roles and claims the prior administration expanded the program from 7,000 to over 1 million borrowers.

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• Swarthmore College places student on probation for protest participation — UT, a Muslim woman of color and Swarthmore College senior, was placed on probation until graduation on 6 March 2025 for violating the college's code of conduct during pro-Palestinian rallies between October 2023 and March 2024. The college provided evidence including CCTV footage of UT walking on a campus path. UT reported that surveillance disproportionately targeted students of color and first-generation, low-income students, with few white students charged.
• Swarthmore College suspends student for Palestine protest disruption — EK, a final-semester senior at Swarthmore College, was suspended for one semester in March 2025 for disrupting the college's trustees' dinner in December 2023 using a bullhorn to demand divestment from products fueling Israel's war on Gaza. A disciplinary panel found her responsible for assault and other code of conduct violations. As a first-generation, low-income student on financial aid, EK lost her school job and campus housing during the suspension, though the college later agreed to pay for off-campus housing. She remains barred from on-campus events and graduation ceremonies.

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• Executive Order on Perkins Coie LLP — President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14230, addressing alleged risks posed by the law firm Perkins Coie LLP. The order mandates a review of security clearances held by Perkins Coie employees, cessation of government services to the firm, and scrutiny of government contracts involving the firm. It also directs investigations into racial discrimination practices by large law firms, including Perkins Coie, and limits federal engagement with the firm to protect national security interests.
• Executive Order: Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLP — President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie LLP, citing its alleged involvement in activities undermining democratic elections and engaging in racial discrimination. The order mandates a review of security clearances held by Perkins Coie employees, cessation of government services to the firm, and scrutiny of government contracts involving the firm. It also directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to review large law firms for compliance with non-discrimination laws. The order aims to align federal contracting and personnel policies with national security interests and anti-discrimination laws.
• Trump administration suspends security clearances and restricts access for Perkins Coie LLP employees — The White House issued a fact sheet announcing that President Trump signed an executive order suspending security clearances held by Perkins Coie LLP employees pending review, halting government material and services to the firm, restricting employee access to government buildings, prohibiting federal hiring of its staff, and directing termination of all federal contracts with the firm. The fact sheet characterizes the firm's legal work as "unethical and discriminatory" and references past litigation involving the firm.
• Trump signed executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie LLP with security clearance suspensions, contract terminations, and personnel restrictions. — President Trump signed an executive order on March 6, 2025, directing federal agencies to suspend security clearances held by Perkins Coie employees, terminate or review federal contracts with the firm, require contractors to disclose business relationships with Perkins Coie, restrict employee access to federal buildings, and limit hiring of Perkins Coie staff. The order cites the firm's 2016 work on the Steele dossier, litigation against election laws, and diversity hiring practices as justification. The Attorney General and EEOC Chair are directed to investigate large law firms for alleged racial discrimination in hiring and promotion.
• Trump suspends security clearances for law firm employees — President Trump signed an executive order suspending security clearances for employees of a law firm that previously worked for Hillary Clinton. The order also urges agency heads to terminate contracts with the firm, raising legal and ethical concerns.

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• Justice Department announces Title VII investigation of University of California for alleged antisemitic hostile work environment — The Department of Justice announced a civil pattern-or-practice investigation into the University of California under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The investigation will assess whether UC engaged in discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin against professors, staff, and employees by allowing an antisemitic hostile work environment on its campuses. The investigation was announced by the Federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism and will be conducted jointly with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
• US Department of Justice investigates University of California for alleged antisemitism — The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has launched an investigation into the University of California (UC) system to determine if it violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The investigation focuses on whether UC engaged in a pattern of discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin by allowing an antisemitic hostile work environment on its campuses. This action follows campus protests against Israel's war in Gaza, which have raised concerns about antisemitic discrimination within the university system.

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• White House issues fact sheet on Trump administration policy actions — The White House published a fact sheet titled "President Trump is Restoring Common Sense to Government" on March 4, 2025, cataloging policy actions taken by the Trump administration. The document claims the administration designated English as the official language, ended DEI initiatives across federal agencies, dismissed Biden-era lawsuits against police and fire departments, ordered declassification of documents related to assassinations of JFK Jr., RFK, and MLK Jr., banned COVID-19 vaccine mandates at federally funded schools, rolled back paper straw mandates, ordered an end to federal censorship, examined Second Amendment regulations, directed enforcement of the Hyde Amendment, and terminated approval for New York City's congestion pricing scheme.

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• Idaho House passes petition against same-sex marriage — The Idaho House of Representatives passed House Joint Memorial 1, a legislative petition urging the Supreme Court to reverse its ruling on same-sex marriage. The petition calls for the restoration of the "natural definition of marriage" as a union between one man and one woman. The vote passed 46-24, reflecting a broader Republican effort to challenge the Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. This move has sparked criticism from civil rights organizations and LGBTQ+ advocates.

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• Justice Department files statement of interest supporting access to places of worship — The Department of Justice announced it filed a statement of interest in federal court in California addressing allegations that a violent mob used violence, intimidation, and threats to prevent congregants from accessing Adas Torah Synagogue. The statement interprets federal law protecting access to places of religious worship under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The Civil Rights Division characterized the filing as part of nationwide efforts to combat antisemitism and promote freedom of religious worship.
• Justice Department files statement of interest supporting religious land use challenge in Pennsylvania — The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in federal court in the Western District of Pennsylvania supporting Hope Rising Community Church's lawsuit against the Borough of Clarion. The Church alleges the Borough's zoning code violates the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by prohibiting houses of worship in a commercial district while permitting nonreligious assembly uses like theaters. The Department's filing refutes the Borough's motion to dismiss, arguing the Church has properly alleged an equal-treatment claim and suffered concrete injury.

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• Trump signed executive orders affecting DEI programs — Former President Donald Trump signed two executive orders that aimed to dismantle federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. These orders mandated that all federal employees working in diversity offices be placed on paid leave and their programs terminated. Additionally, the orders instructed federal agencies to create plans to monitor and report on private companies with DEI programs. However, a judge has recently blocked these orders, preventing their immediate implementation.

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• VA liquidates Office of Equity Assurance investigating racial disparities in disability claims — The VA "liquidated" its Office of Equity Assurance in March, placing staff on administrative leave. The office had been investigating why Black veterans face significantly higher denial rates on disability claims compared to white veterans. A 2023 GAO report found the VA was far more likely to deny disability claims filed by Black veterans. The VA stated the office was no longer needed because "there is no longer discrimination at the VA."

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• Trump executive order removed historical exhibits about slavery and Native American removal from national parks — An executive order signed by Trump in March 2025 titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" has resulted in the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks. New brochures at the former home of Medgar Evers, murdered by a Ku Klux Klan member, will no longer refer to Evers' killer as "racist." Signs referring to the forced removal of Native Americans have been removed from parks. Freedom 250 is instructing partner organizations to characterize this historical erasure as "uniting Americans across the country."

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• Executive Order Designating English as Official Language — President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14224, designating English as the official language of the United States. This order revokes Executive Order 13166, which improved access to services for persons with limited English proficiency. The order aims to promote unity and streamline government operations by establishing a single official language, while allowing agencies to continue providing services in other languages as necessary.
• Trump designates English as the official U.S. language — President Donald Trump issued an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. This order revokes Executive Order 13166, which aimed to improve access to services for persons with limited English proficiency. The new order emphasizes the importance of a unified national language for societal cohesion and civic engagement. It directs federal agencies to recognize English as the official language but does not mandate changes to services provided in other languages. The Attorney General is tasked with updating guidance consistent with this order.
• White House issues fact sheet on executive order designating English as official language — The White House published a fact sheet on March 1, 2025, describing an executive order signed by President Trump designating English as the official language of the United States. The order states it rescinds a Clinton-era mandate requiring federal agencies and funding recipients to provide language assistance to non-English speakers. The fact sheet claims the order allows agencies flexibility to continue offering services in other languages while encouraging immigrants to adopt English, and asserts the designation promotes national unity and government efficiency.
• White House signed executive order designating English as the official language of the United States — The White House signed an executive order on March 1, 2025, designating English as the official language of the United States. The order revokes Executive Order 13166 (2000), which required federal agencies to provide services and documents in languages other than English for persons with limited English proficiency. The order states that agency heads retain discretion over service provision and are not required to cease multilingual document production, but directs the Attorney General to rescind policy guidance issued under the prior order and provide updated guidance consistent with applicable law.
• Trump designates English as the official language — President Trump signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. This order rescinds a Clinton-era mandate requiring government agencies and federally funded organizations to provide language assistance to non-English speakers, potentially affecting access to services for non-English speaking communities.

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• Trump signs executive order directing Smithsonian to remove "improper, divisive, or anti-American" content — Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 directing the Smithsonian Institution to remove content deemed "improper, divisive, or anti-American," with particular emphasis on the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The order represented direct executive intervention into curatorial decisions at a major federal cultural institution, asserting political control over historical narrative and institutional autonomy.