4th Circuit vacates injunction blocking Trump anti-DEI executive orders

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on February 6, 2026, in NADOHE v. Trump that facial challenges to President Trump's anti-DEI executive orders were unlikely to succeed, vacating a nationwide preliminary injunction that had blocked enforcement. The court held the plain text of the orders did not provide sufficient basis for an injunction while preserving the right to challenge specific enforcement actions. The ruling allowed federal agencies and contractors to begin implementing requirements to certify they do not operate illegal DEI programs.