New Hampshire judge announces formal end to Trump policy against DEI in schools

By: Ethan DeWitt

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 661

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A New Hampshire federal judge formally dismissed a yearlong lawsuit against the Trump administration’s “anti-DEI” directive to public schools — weeks after both sides agreed it is no longer necessary.

In an order Wednesday, Judge Landya McCafferty accepted an agreement between the National Education Association and American Civil Liberties Union and the U.S. Department of Justice. That agreement, filed with the court Feb. 3, declared the battle over the policy moot.

The lawsuit …

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