A coalition of educators, teachers' unions, and the American Sociological Association have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education challenging a new policy that threatens to withhold funding from any educational institution that engages in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts or teaches accurate histories of race and slavery. Titled the "Dear Colleague Letter," this policy asserts that the 2023 Supreme Court opinion about race in college admissions prohibits all schools (pre-K through higher education) from any use of race in all aspects of "student, academic, and campus life." The plaintiffs argue that this interpretation of the law violates the plaintiffs' First Amendment right to free speech as well as their Fifth Amendment right to due process. The plaintiffs request that the court declare the policy unlawful and prevent it from being enforced.
