Stephen Miller DEI purge fires federal workers who never worked in DEI, class action filed
Plaintiffs allege the purge targeted workers because they are not white men
Plaintiffs allege the purge targeted workers because they are not white men
Trump signed Executive Orders 14151 and 14173 on January 20, 2025, directing the Office of Personnel Management to terminate all federal DEI activities and compile lists of DEI-associated employees across agencies
Essential concepts and terms to understand this topic
A constitutional provision that applies to private individuals, not just to government officials.
Legal protections preventing career federal employees from being fired for political reasons.
Constitutional ban on members holding another federal office simultaneously.
The ongoing constitutional and policy debate over whether to impose mandatory term limits on members of Congress or federal judges, neither of which currently face constitutional limits.
Congress''s authority to enforce the Fourteenth Amendment and other constitutional guarantees.
Constitutional bar on members accepting federal offices created or with increased salaries during their term.
Rules governing member conduct and preventing conflicts of interest in Congress.
Article II's opening clause vesting all executive power in a President, creating the constitutional foundation for presidential authority.
Legal doctrine allowing police to access data shared with third parties without a warrant.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and co-founder of America First Legal
Directed the DEI purge from inside the White House while his co-founded outside group filed parallel legal pressure campaigns against federal employees
America First Legal co-founder, now White House senior counsel
Helped coordinate between the administration and America First Legal after both joined the government on January 20, 2025

Lead plaintiff; former DHS deputy director of anti-discrimination group
White woman fired despite her position being anti-discrimination work, not DEI promotion — named plaintiff in Fell v. Trump
Former OPM talent innovation director, named plaintiff
Non-binary employee with 16 years of federal service fired as part of the DEI purge

Lead counsel in Fell v. Trump class action
Filed the December 3, 2025 lawsuit alongside Lieff Cabraser and Kalijarvi Chuzi Newman Fitch on behalf of thousands of potentially affected federal workers
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