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.

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 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

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