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Over 1000 non profits have removed DEI language from tax forms
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ProPublica is out with a new report comparing 2024 and 2025 nonprofit tax forms. The findings: over 1000 organizations have removed key words from their mission statements in 2025 filings. Examples include the removal of “more equitable”, “diverse generation”, and ending the practice of naming racial groups who receive funding.
Gene Takagi, a lawyers who advises nonprofits, says things could get worse if more organizations follow this trend: “It’s not until somebody takes a step forward and says, ‘No, I don’t accept that,’ that things are going to change,” Takagi said.
Takagi suggests a middle of the road approach: remove DEI language from public filings to avoid government bulling, but reaffirming DEI values to stakeholders and funders.
In 2025, the judiciary became younger and more conservative
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In 2025, 88% of judicial nominees where white and 77% where male. Balls & Strikes has an in-depth look at three nominees with a troubling history of conservative partisanship.
There are silver linings. While 108 vacancies awaited in 2017, only 30 seats have become available to fill in 2025. And vacancies are predicted to become rarer in 2026:
“New vacancies have been few and far between,” said John Collins, a law professor at George Washington University. In an email, Collins added that another factor may be at play: “Some of those retirement-eligible conservative judges don’t trust Trump to appoint a qualified replacement.”
“I’m Sorry, Your Honor. I am the lawyer”
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Civil rights lawyer and legal legend, Bryan Stevenson, talks about the many times he has been mistaken for the defendant in the courtroom.”
