Summary

Ed Martin, the Trump-appointed interim U.S. attorney for D.C., warned Georgetown Law that his office will not hire students or affiliates from schools that continue diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

In a letter to Dean William Treanor, Martin demanded Georgetown eliminate DEI from its curriculum, calling it “unacceptable.”

Legal experts condemned his stance as unconstitutional.

Georgetown defended its academic freedom, stating they are constitutionally protected and promote intellectual and ethical understanding.

    • JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world
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      Ignoring the best candidates for the ones who fit his idea of what race & gender should fill the roles, why does this concept seem familiar?

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        It’s the same thing when employers hired elitist professional because they went to a prestigious school over someone with more experience

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    I want to know what he considers DEI to be, since every one of these shitbags have a different definition.

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    Hey, I got an idea…

    Let’s threaten one of the top legal schools in the country with an unconstitutional demand!

    Surely this won’t end in a lawsuit

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    Equal opportunity employer?

    All federal agencies are covered by the laws enforced by EEOC.

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces Federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. These laws protect employees and job applicants against employment discrimination when it involves:

    • Unfair treatment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
    • Harassment by managers, co-workers, or others in the workplace, because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
    • Denial of a reasonable workplace accommodation that the employee needs because of religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
    • Retaliation because the employee complained about job discrimination, or assisted with a job discrimination investigation or lawsuit.
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      In short, something good but expensive.

      Frankly IRL these things are done properly by employers which would behave even without legal pressure, and when not - it won’t become much worse.

      But these people, I think, just want to cut costs from the wrong corner.

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    Just change they name of it so that they would have to be specific about the policies they demand be ended instead of just saying “D.E.I. bad”.

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    when i see disgusting pricks saying something like this i go into exploited mood…beat the bastards…like we did with those nazis in the eighties…