Missouri sued Starbucks this week, alleging the chain’s push to hire and promote more people of color and women violated anti-discrimination laws and slowed down coffee orders.

A new lawsuit from Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey accuses Starbucks of using diversity programs to discriminate based on race and gender. The fight over businesses’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs is heading to the courtroom.

Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order Tuesday directing all Missouri state agencies to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday signed an executive order targeting state funding of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The executive order bars state agencies from using public funds for positions,