Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a suite of executive orders that aim to root out diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and cut transgender protections in the federal government.

The National Urban League, National Fair Housing Alliance, and AIDS Foundation of Chicago sued President Donald Trump and a slew of government agencies seeking to block several of the sweeping orders in US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday.

The groups said Trump’s orders that cut DEI programs from the federal government, and an order establishing federal recognition of only “two sexes,” violate ...