News & Analysis as of May 11, 2025

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Attorney General Orders Investigation of Federally Funded Private Sector Institutions for Potential Civil Rights Violations

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/10/2025

On February 5, 2025, the Office of the Attorney General issued a memorandum to all Department of Justice (DOJ) employees titled “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences,” mandating investigation of...more

U.S. Attorney General’s Office Issues DEI Memo to DOJ Employees

Brooks Pierce on 2/7/2025

On February 5, 2025, the newly sworn U.S. Attorney General, Pamela Bondi, issued a Memorandum to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Employees entitled “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and Preferences.”...more

Republican and Democratic Attorneys General spar over implications for private employers of SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/11/2023

As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Students for Fair Admissions Inc.’s lawsuit against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, which challenged the constitutionality of the universities’ race...more

After Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision, Attorneys General Set Their Sights on Employment DEI Programs

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 7/26/2023

The Supreme Court issued a major decision at the end of June when it outlawed affirmative action for colleges in Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College (“SFFA”). The Court based its decision...more

Republican AGs Set Sights on Corporate DEI After Affirmative Action Decision

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 7/18/2023

Last week, 13 Republican state attorneys general published a letter to the largest companies in the country, creating confusion, uncertainty and risk for businesses that have sought to adopt diversity, equity and inclusion...more

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