The federal lawsuit contends the executive orders — which request potential investigations against large universities and corporations — are unconstitutional.

Higher education groups are suing the Trump administration over its executive orders eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) positions in government and his threatening the loss of

The lawsuit is higher education’s first major attempt to push back against a deluge of executive actions in the first weeks of the new administration.

The city of Maryland and three groups on Monday sued US President Donald Trump and his administration, praying a federal court to halt and declare unconstitutional a pair of executive orders that seek to end diversity programs.