DEI risk is moving through employment litigation, federal contracts and AI law
Gibson Dunn’s May 6 update covers an EEOC suit against The New York Times, FAR Council guidance for Executive Order 14398, a challenge to that order, and DOJ intervention in xAI’s challenge to Colorado’s AI law.
BY ESG DESK · MAY 15, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Gibson Dunn’s May 6 update covers an EEOC suit against The New York Times, FAR Council guidance for Executive Order 14398, a challenge to that order, and DOJ intervention in xAI’s challenge to Colorado’s AI law. For corporate counsel and law firms, the post-affirmative-action landscape now cuts across workplace programmes, federal contracting, proxy advice, AI discrimination rules and First Amendment litigation.