Immigration
Dec. 10, 2025
Defending progressive institutions
See more on Defending progressive institutionsNonprofits, foundations, and sanctuary cities face intensified DOJ scrutiny as the Trump administration cracks down on progressive institutions. They are calling on the white-collar bar for help.
John L. Littrell
Managing Partner
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP
Phone: (949) 369-3700
Email: jlittrell@bklwlaw.com
Nonprofits and private foundations have entered a new era of
enforcement risk. A cascade of executive orders and Department of Justice (DOJ)
policy memoranda now expressly target progressive institutions and funding
flows. First it was law firms, then it was universities. Now, it is nonprofits,
private foundations and even cities.
For the most part, these new directives don't change preexisting legal frameworks. But they signal an abrupt a...
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