[Opinion] Florida AG declares more than 80 state laws referencing minority preference null and void on MLK Day

Florida AG declares more than 80 state laws referencing minority preference null and void on MLK Day

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Florida’s Attorney General essentially declared more than 80 state laws aimed at benefiting minority employees and businesses null and void.

Republican state AGs use MLK holiday to dismantle affirmative action, DEI policies

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier each announced opinions Monday declaring affirmative action and DEI policies to be forbidden in their states -- on the holiday set aside to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.