Supreme court backs Trump in opposition to DEI
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The Supreme Court on Friday greenlit a temporary freeze on millions of dollars in grants aimed at tackling teacher shortages. This marks the first major triumph at the high court since Trump reclaimed the White House in January, signaling a powerful shift in how federal funds are managed under his watch.
The 5-4 decision saw Chief Justice John Roberts siding with the court’s three liberal justices in dissent, but the majority ruled in favor of the administration’s push to halt the cash flow. At the heart of the move is Trump’s fierce stance against what he sees as wasteful spending tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives—pet peeves of his administration that he’s vowed to root out.
The administration axed 104 out of 109 grants from two programs: Supporting Effective Educator Development and Teacher Quality Partnership. These efforts, meant to recruit and train teachers for underserved communities, were targeted with a form letter that didn’t dive into specifics about which DEI programs were the culprits.
Eight Democrat-led states—think California, Illinois, and New York—cried foul and hauled the administration to court. A federal judge in Boston threw them a lifeline, issuing an order to keep the funds flowing while he mulled over the case. An appeals court backed that call, but the Trump team wasn’t about to let it slide. They took it straight to the Supreme Court’s emergency docket last week, and the justices delivered.
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This was a closer call than it should have been. DEI puts racism and gender ahead of merit and should never be acceptable. The US should be a meritocracy. By doing so it makes the US a stronger country. Do you think the NBA or NFL team could win a game if they selected players on the basis of DEI?
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