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February 6, 2026court rulingJusticeConstitutional LawCivil Rights

Fourth Circuit vacates the injunction, letting the DEI orders stand

The same Fourth Circuit panel issued its final ruling in NADOHE v. Trump (No. 25-1189), vacating the injunction. Chief Judge Diaz held the plaintiffs unlikely to win a facial challenge and found they lacked standing on the enforcement-threat provision because the required report had already gone to the president in June 2025. The court remanded the case to Maryland and preserved as-applied challenges to specific enforcement actions.