Indiana AG Todd Rokita leads 22-state initiative in support of removing DEI from federal contracting requirements

Indiana AG Todd Rokita leads 22-state initiative in support of removing DEI from federal contracting requirements

INDIANAPOLIS — This week, 21 attorneys general added their signatures to a letter penned by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to express support for eliminating DEI requirements for federal contractors. Earlier this year, the Department of Labor proposed rescinding affirmative action requirements for companies that work with the federal government—something the attorneys general said the DOL should do quickly. “The federal government has no r…

Attorney General Todd Rokita leads 22-state effort to support Trump administration’s elimination of DEI from federal contracting | City-County Observer

Attorney General Todd Rokita is leading a 22-state effort in support of the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule to rescind long-standing regulations that require discriminatory affirmative action plans for federal contractors. In a letter sent this week, Attorney General Rokita argues that DOL’s current affirmative action requirements are clearly unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s equal protection guarantee and in light of the Unit