Civil rights, housing and AIDS prevention groups sued U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying their federal funding is in jeopardy because of his executive orders concerning diversity, equity,

The organizations claimed that the president had exceeded his authority in issuing the orders, and that they intentionally discriminated against Black and transgender people.

After multiple executive orders and a litany of ensuing actions effectively have rendered regulatory agencies such as the CFPB, FHA, and HUD defunct, multiple civil and human rights organizations are roaring back.

Three executive orders by President Trump threaten civil rights and DEIA programs, impacting marginalized groups. Legal Defense Fund and Lambda Legal file lawsuit to challenge these orders.

Various organizations filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration on Wednesday in response to the Executive Orders.

Civil rights, housing, and AIDS prevention groups are suing President Trump, alleging his DEIA-related executive orders impede their work. The lawsuit, filed by organizations including the National Urban League and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago,

"The Executive Orders should be declared unlawful, and the agency Defendants should be enjoined from enforcing or implementing them," counsel for the plaintiffs wrote in a complaint naming President Donald Trump and multiple cabinet members as defendants.

We’ve seen similar efforts like this before, and we’ve seen that Trump administration lose them,” Janai Nelson, director-counsel at Legal

Civil and human rights organizations have teamed up to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the president’s executive orders on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) and transgender rights.