On her first day, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo targeting big companies' diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, urging a report on their legality in light of recent Supreme Court decisions. The memo reflects a broader governmental push against DEI programs, echoing themes from Trump’s campaign. Particularly, the memo follows the landmark Supreme Court case SFFA v. Harvard, which deemed racial diversity in college admissions unconstitutional, suggesting a potential similar application to employment practices under Title VII. This memo suggests a larger trend toward a conservative legal approach in corporate diversity practices.
The memo will speed up the process of corporations abandoning or re-branding their DEI efforts, triggering a shift towards more conservative corporate policies.
The Bondi memo assumes companies are not allowed to use racial diversity as a rationale for employment decisions, echoing the logic of the SFFA v. Harvard case.
The Supreme Court's role in the war on DEI began with the June 2023 decision in the SFFA v. Harvard case, affecting diversity practices across sectors.
There is a palpable shift towards a legal landscape where colorblindness in hiring and admissions becomes an operational norm for many organizations.
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