CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Nineteen states that refused to comply with a Trump administration directive aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools went a step further Friday, filing a federal lawsuit challenging what they consider an illegal threat to cut federal funding.

While a New Hampshire judge blocked enforcement for schools related to groups that brought a lawsuit, a Maryland order broadly blocks enforcement of a DOE memo.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's guidance forbidding DEI efforts in K-12 public schools, impacting California and other states.