US supreme court allows Trump administration to freeze teacher-training grants

Millions in grants that would promote diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives may be frozen following ruling

The US supreme court is letting the Trump administration temporarily freeze $65m in teacher-training grants that would promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in a 5-4 decision.

The decision came down on Friday afternoon, with five of the court's conservatives - Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh - in the majority. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson all dissented.