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Connor Riser is an associate in the Labor Department and is a member of the Employment Litigation & Counseling Group.

On February 6, 2026, in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated a nationwide preliminary injunction that had temporarily blocked key provisions of two Executive Orders issued by President Trump aimed at addressing what it characterized as “illegal” diversity, equity, and