Good News. < In Huge Win, Appeals Court Slaps Down Biden Judge’s Block on Trump’s Executive Orders Aimed at Eliminating DEI
by Cristina Laila
Feb. 6, 2026 2:20 pm
A federal appeals court on Friday vacated an activist judge’s injunction blocking President Trump’s executive orders aimed at eliminating DEI policies.
President Trump previously signed two Executive Orders that instructed agencies in the executive branch to end discriminatory DEI policies: One EO directed DEI policies to be eliminated in federal agencies and the other EO targeted recipients of federal grants.
“The Biden Administration forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), into virtually all aspects of the Federal Government, in areas ranging from airline safety to the military,” Trump’s executive order said.
“This was a concerted effort stemming from President Biden’s first day in office, when he issued Executive Order 13985, “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government,” Trump said.
Last year, a Biden-appointed federal judge entered a preliminary injunction against Trump’s Executive Orders.
The case was brought by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Maryland and three national associations.
Last year, a three-judge panel on the Virginia-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals – Chief Judge Albert Diaz (Obama), Judge Pamela Harris (Obama), and Judge Allison Blair Jones Rushing (Trump) granted the government’s motion for a stay of the preliminary injunction.
However, last year’s ruling from the three-judge panel was not a final decision on the merits of the case. The circuit court judges merely lifted the preliminary injunction as the case makes its way through the legal system.
On Friday, the same panel of 4th Circuit Court of Appeals judges slapped down Judge Adam Abelson and vacated his injunction.
“In the first days of his second term, President Donald J. Trump issued two Executive Orders that directed executive agencies to end “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (“DEI”) programs within federal grant and contract processes,” the judges wrote.
“The district court entered a preliminary injunction, but we stayed it pending appeal. We now vacate the district court’s injunction and remand,” the judges wrote.>
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