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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Belonging at Work
A meritorious approach to merit (part 2)
By Peter Sloan
These days, "merit-based" is being hurled around by some as the purported antidote to their caricature of "DEI." Behind the food fight is an important question - how do we…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Ballakrishnen on “Blasé: deviant lawyers and the denial of discrimination”
By Jamie Abrams
Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen has published Blasé: deviant lawyers and the denial of discrimination in Volume 59 of the Law & Society Review (June 2025). The abstract is excerpted here: Using 60 interviews…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
California District Court Partially Enjoins Application of DEI and “Gender Ideology” Executive Orders Against Coalition of LGBTQIA+ Nonprofit Organizations
By Maria Gomez
Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in the case of San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump temporarily halted enforcement of parts of the diversity,…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Missouri Opposes Starbucks’ Motion to Dismiss DEI Bias Suit
By Anne Hall
The state of Missouri is opposing Starbucks’ motion to dismiss an anti-DEI discrimination lawsuit that it filed against the company. According to the state, it has alleged sufficient evidence of…
Southern California Appellate News
BASF program: Trailblazing Women on California’s Courts of Appeal
On July 29 at noon, BASF presents Trailblazing Women on California’s Courts of AppealCelebrating Seven Historic Female Firsts on California’s Courts of Appeal: Diversity, Representation, and the Judicial Appointments ProcessDateTuesday, July…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Indiana AG Opens Inquiries Into Private University DEI Policies
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita publicly announced that he has sent letters to the University of Notre Dame (my employer) and to Butler and DePauw universities regarding their DEI activities…
Healthcare Law Blog
DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Will Use the False Claims Act to Target Antisemitism and DEI Programs
By Mathew Schutzer, Katherine McGrath
At the end of May, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative to “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as appropriate,…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
California Court Blocks Federal Efforts to Condition Funding on DEI Restrictions
Yesterday, a federal court in the Northern District of California granted a partial preliminary injunction precluding the federal government from requiring federal funding recipients to have to cease: DEI programs;…
San Francisco Employment Law Firm Blog
How Reverse Discrimination and DEI Policies Can Backfire On Employers
By Arkady Itkin
The post How Reverse Discrimination and DEI Policies Can Backfire On Employers appeared first on San Francisco Employment Law Firm Blog.
Belonging at Work
A meritorious approach to merit (part 1)
By Peter Sloan
One might wonder based on earlier posts (here, here, & here), but I'm a true believer in merit. I don't believe in the empty "merit" of status credentials, or the…