Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to Trump threat to revoke CPS funding over DEI: 'We're gonna sue'

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Source: Chicago Tribune

Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to Trump threat to revoke CPS funding over DEI: ‘We’re gonna sue’

Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune
Fri, April 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM EDT 4 min read

Mayor Brandon Johnson promised Friday to go to court to protect hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money for Chicago schools if President Donald Trump follows through on a threat to revoke the funds from districts that promote diversity, equity and inclusion practices, though no immediate action was taken.

“We’re gonna sue,” Johnson told reporters at an unrelated public housing event when asked how he would respond. “We’re not going to be intimidated by these threats. It’s just that simple. So whatever it is that this tyrant is trying to do to this city, we’re going to fight back.”

Later that afternoon, the mayor’s press office sought to tamp down his comments in a statement that said, “Mayor Johnson was not announcing a specific legal action about this particular memo but rather, was speaking more broadly about the importance of fighting back against federal overreach.”

On Thursday, the Education Department issued a notice demanding states and school districts sign a certification against DEI policies or else risk Title I funding. Chicago Public Schools receives $1.3 billion in federal funding. Over $400 million are grants under Title I, which targets students who fall below achievement standards.

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1. How far will this lawsuit go since the USSC just ruled that F47 can withhold funds because the agency to which the funds

were to go contained DEI language??