Eleanor Hawkins
Educational institutions, law firms, broadcasters, nonprofits and corporate shareholders are all currently fighting or rejecting the Trump administration's policies and executive orders.
Why it matters: Widespread pushback against President Trump's agenda is starting to take shape.
Driving the news: Shareholders from major U.S. companies like Apple, Costco, Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs and, most recently, Berkshire Hathaway have overwhelmingly rejected anti-DEI proposals pushed by conservative activists.While the Trump administration has revoked federal grants and threatened Harvard's tax-exempt status, the university continues to fight back and is suing the administration.
Nonprofits like the Ford Foundation, the Gates Foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation are preparing for a fight, should the administration attempt to pull tax-exempt status, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Meanwhile, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is suing Trump for attempting to fire members of CPB's board.
Law firms Jenner & Block, WilmerHale and Perkins Coie are legally challenging Trump's executive order that targeted them for employing or representing his critics and sought to freeze their security clearances.
Plus, individual executives are starting to speak out.REI's new CEO Mary Beth Laughton recently apologized for the company's January endorsement of Trump's then-nominee for secretary of the interior, Doug Burgum, for example.
By the numbers: A recent survey conducted by Weber Shandwick and KRC Research found that roughly 6 in 10 Americans describe the state of democracy and democratic institutions as "volatile," with 75% saying businesses should take a stand to "protect democracy."
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