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IBM Agrees to First Settlement of False Claims Act Allegations under DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative
On April 10, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the first False Claims Act resolution secured under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative with International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”). We have previously reported on the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which was initiated in May 2025.
Department of Transportation Issues New Rule Ushering in Major Changes for DBE Certification
On October 3, 2025, the United States Department of Transportation (“DOT”) issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) that fundamentally modifies its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) program based on its determination that race and sex based rebuttable presumptions in federal contracting are “unconstitutional.”[1] The IFR is effective immediately as of October 3, 2025.
Department of Justice Issues Guidance on Unlawful Conduct in Executive Order 14173
The Department of Justice recently released a memorandum titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination.” In this blog post, Hahn Loeser attorneys Sonja Rice, Matthew Wagner, J. Patrick White, and Matthew Grashoff analyze that memorandum, discuss what it does—and doesn’t—say about what may constitute “unlawful discrimination,” and provide key takeaways for federal contractors and recipients of federal funds going forward.
U.S. Northern District of California Grants Limited Preliminary Injunction of DEI-Related Executive Orders
On June 9, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction in San Francisco A.I.D.S. Foundation, et. al. v. Trump, 25-cv-01824-JST (N.D. Cal.), enjoining three of the nine provisions of Executive Orders 14151, 14173, and 14168.
Update: Making Sense of the Evolving DEI Landscape and its Effects on Federal Contractors and Grantees
We recently wrote about the preliminary injunction entered by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, blocking the Department of Labor from enforcing certain provisions of Executive Orders 14173 and 14151, both of which limit or prohibit federal grants or programs relating to “illegal,” “unlawful,” and “immoral” diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”).
Department of Justice Rescinds Prior Report About Race and Sex in Federal Contracting
On April 23, 2025, the United States Department of Justice announced that it is rescinding the January 31, 2022 Notice of Report on Lawful Uses of Race or Sex in Federal Contracting Programs (the “2022 Report”). The April 23 announcement (the “Announcement”) does not clarify what practices or activities constitute inappropriate DEI programs.
U.S. District Court Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking Department of Labor from Enforcing Certain Provisions of DEI-Related Executive Orders
On April 2, we reported that Judge Matthew Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois had issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Department of Labor from enforcing certain provisions of Executive Orders 14173 and 14151, both of which limit or prohibit federal grants or programs relating to “illegal,” “unlawful,” and “immoral” diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”).
U.S. District Court Judge Temporarily Blocks Department of Labor from Enforcing Certain Provisions of DEI-Related Executive Orders
On March 27, 2025, Judge Matthew Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Department of Labor from enforcing certain provisions of Executive Orders 14173 and 14151, both of which limited or prohibited federal grants or programs relating to “illegal,” “unlawful,” and “immoral” diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”).
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows for Enforcement of DEI-Related Executive Orders Pending Appeal
On March 14, 2025, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the government’s request to stay a nationwide preliminary injunction that blocked enforcement of elements of President Trump’s Executive Order 14173 (signed January 21, 2025) ending DEI programs within federal grant and contract processes, and his similar Executive Order 14151 (signed January 20, 2025) ending the federal government’s DEI initiatives, programs, and equity-related grants or contracts (collectively, the...
Chicago’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Ordinance Takes Effect on Northwest Side
The city of Chicago’s recently established Tenant Opportunity to Purchase (“TOP”) program for rental buildings on the city’s northwest side is now being enforced as of March 1, 2025, by the Department of Housing. The program is part of the Northwest Side Housing Preservation Ordinance and gives tenants the right of first refusal to purchase their building when the landlord plans to sell it.
J. Patrick White Joins Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP in Chicago
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP is pleased to announce the addition of J. Patrick White, who joined the Chicago office as an Of Counsel member of the Firm’s Litigation Practice Area. White will handle a wide variety of commercial litigation construction, real estate and related transactional and zoning matters.
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