A federal appeals court will allow the Trump administration to implement directives from the president cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, as an appeal of a ruling pausing those orders plays out.

The decision from a three-judge panel allows the orders to be enforced as a lawsuit challenging them plays out.

The judges lifted the injunction issued by a lower federal court in February, and in the three judges' opinions which explained their votes, the judges indicated that the administration be given the o