Here are some upcoming events of interest to the employment law community. Unless otherwise noted, all times are local, and court appearances are virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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(CN) A federal judge granted a temporary injunction to a gay rights advocacy organization that claimed Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting certain types of diversity training violated their free speech.
U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman granted a partial preliminary injunction to The Diversity Center of Santa Cruz, saying their First Amendment rights to conduct diversity training that discusses concepts like intersectionality, or notions around sex, gender and race were violated by an executive order issued by Trump on Sept. 22.
“Given the evidence of plaintiffs’ dependence on federal contracts and grants, and of the government’s intent to enforce sections 4 and 5 of the Executive Order against all federal contracts and grants, respectively, the court finds that plaintiffs have shown a reasonable likelihood that sections 4 and 5 will be enforced against them,” the court wrote in a 34-page order issued Tuesday night.
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DACA backers ask federal judge for reprieve: Can’t we just wait until Joe Biden is president?
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DACA backers ask federal judge for reprieve: Can’t we just wait until Joe Biden is president?
Karen TownsendPosted at 2:00 pm on December 23, 2020
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U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen heard arguments on Tuesday in a Texas lawsuit that questions the legality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Both sides in the lawsuit asked for a hearing before the judge in Houston instead of holding a trial.
Texas joined eight other states to argue that President Obama went around Congress’ authority on immigration laws when he created DACA in 2012. We remember that even Obama himself admitted he had no constitutional authority to put DACA into place but he went ahead and did it anyway. After all, 2012 was the year he was running for re-election and there were Hispanic votes to pander for, you kn
President Donald Trump signs an executive order. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
(CN) A federal judge will ponder whether to award a nationwide injunction preventing the Trump administration from dictating how federal contractors should engage in diversity training.
“I have not decided whether or not I am going to issue an order,” said U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman during a virtual hearing in San Jose federal court Thursday.
Despite being undecided, Labson Freeman singled out aspects of President Donald Trump’s executive order and subsequent briefing provided by U.S. Department of Justice attorneys that she thought may contain potential violations of free speech.