The city of Maryland and three other groups sued U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration on Monday, asking a federal court to halt and declare unconstitutional a pair of executive orders that seek to end diversity programs. Trump has attempted to remove any U.S. government support for diversity, equity and inclusion practices within the federal government, issuing executive orders on his first two days in office that threaten economic sanctions and dismissals. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the district of Maryland alleges the orders exceeded the president’s authority under the U.S. Constitution and asks the court for preliminary and permanent injunctions to block the orders, in addition to finding them unlawful and unconstitutional. Story continues below this ad “In the United States, there is no king,” reads the lawsuit from the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, the American Association of University Professors, the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United and the mayor and city council of Baltimore. The suit named as defendants Trump, nine government departments and their corresponding cabinet …