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.

  • @givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    172 months ago

    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

  • @flug@midwest.social
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    2 months ago

    Hmm, Ed Martin is from Missouri and we are well acquainted with him here. Far, far right, Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum, big “Stop the Steal” guy, and all that.

    Couple of highlights:

    “They found that Martin had used his state office in 2007 improperly to encourage opposition to Attorney General Jay Nixon among anti-abortion groups, as the Democrat Nixon was likely to oppose Blunt in the next election.”

    “[Eckersley] filed a lawsuit against Martin and Blunt for his firing, saying he had been trying to enforce the state law for retention of emails . . . On May 22, 2009, the Missouri Attorney General’s office announced that Eckersley’s lawsuit against Blunt and others had been settled for $500,000.”

    [Tldr: He illegally fired a guy to illegally stop release of state records that showed a bunch of illegal and shady stuff he and others he was working with were doing.]

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-nominates-stop-steal-organizer-advocated-jan-6-defendants-dcs-to-rcna192451

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Martin_(Missouri_politician)

  • Pyr
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    122 months ago

    He will probably still hire white people from there though

    • JackFrostNCola
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      72 months ago

      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?

      • @Ledericas@lemm.ee
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        22 months ago

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

  • The Pantser
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    2 months ago

    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.
    • @rottingleaf@lemmy.world
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      12 months ago

      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.

  • @School_Lunch@lemmy.world
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    82 months ago

    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”.

  • greenfire
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    42 months ago

    We will fight the forces of WOKE from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli!!!

  • @ChaosInstructor@lemmy.world
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    42 months ago

    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…