Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
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Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.

Summary

Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered the DOJ to investigate private companies for DEI programs, potentially pursuing criminal charges.

Citing the 2023 Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action, she argues DEI initiatives violate anti-discrimination laws. The directive targets large corporations, nonprofits, and universities, with reports due by March 1.

Legal experts warn this move likely violates First Amendment protections, as courts have upheld employers’ rights to promote diversity.

Civil rights groups are expected to challenge the policy, setting up a major legal battle for the administration.

  • Drusas@fedia.io
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    Washington’s government and people are absolutely not docile. Our new governor sued Trump’s administration some hundred times when he was the attorney general, and we were the first state in the country to have ever had a general strike. One of our judges was the first to put an injunction on his birthright citizenship revocation order.

    People like to talk about California being progressive, but we have them beat.