US EditionDOJ sues Minnesota over affirmative action
DOJ alleges Minnesota's affirmative action hiring policies violate Title VII by requiring race- and sex-based decisions and seeks a permanent injunction to stop discrimination.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in U.S. District Court of Minnesota targeting state personnel policies tied to affirmative-action plans that consider diversity goals.
- With a string of prior actions since Monday, the DOJ argues that race, color, national origin and sex preferences violate the Civil Rights Act, amid a broader crackdown.
- Citing internal directives, the complaint highlights a DHS rule requiring supervisors to justify non-minority hires, while the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division seeks a three-judge panel and relief for employees who `faced discrimination`.
- Minneapolis officials say the case deepens an already tense federal-state standoff amid an immigration crackdown and last week’s fatal shooting of Renee Good, 37, by an ICE agent, while top federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned reportedly over DOJ pressure.
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Feds Sue Minnesota Over Discriminatory 'Affirmative Action Regime'
Minnesota requires state agencies to “justify” and receive approval before hiring employees who are not female, black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian, or Alaskan native. The post Feds Sue Minnesota Over Discriminatory ‘Affirmative Action Regime’ first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
'SYSTEMATICALLY AND UNLAWFULLY': DOJ Alleges Minnesota Discriminates in Hiring
The legal standoff between Minnesota and the federal government continues to escalate, as the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division sued the state on Wednesday over its race-based and sex-based hiring policies. The litigation comes the same week that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a joint lawsuit by the state and the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis against the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in t…
U.S. Justice Department goes to war with pro-woke Minnesota * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs
Source link U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (U.S. Justice Department photo) The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Minnesota challenging the state’s requirement that all state agencies implement sex- and race-based affirmative action plans and consider “affirmative action goals on all staffing and personnel decisions.” Minnesota’s affirmative action program directs agencies to engage
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Minnesota for its positive discrimination policy for state hiring. Weeks after alleged state fraud with daycare centers and centers run by Somalis in Minnesota broke out, the DOJ Civil Rights Division seeks to challenge the positive discrimination policy implemented by Tim Walz, which calls on all state agencies to implement affirmative action plans based on sex and race. Read more
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