Summary

Ed Martin, the Trump-appointed interim U.S. attorney for D.C., warned Georgetown Law that his office will not hire students or affiliates from schools that continue diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

In a letter to Dean William Treanor, Martin demanded Georgetown eliminate DEI from its curriculum, calling it “unacceptable.”

Legal experts condemned his stance as unconstitutional.

Georgetown defended its academic freedom, stating they are constitutionally protected and promote intellectual and ethical understanding.

  • @BetaBlake
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    51 hour ago

    He’s gonna get those lawyers from Devry and Phoenix University

  • @[email protected]
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    Hmm, Ed Martin is from Missouri and we are well acquainted with him here. Far, far right, Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum, big “Stop the Steal” guy, and all that.

    Couple of highlights:

    “They found that Martin had used his state office in 2007 improperly to encourage opposition to Attorney General Jay Nixon among anti-abortion groups, as the Democrat Nixon was likely to oppose Blunt in the next election.”

    “[Eckersley] filed a lawsuit against Martin and Blunt for his firing, saying he had been trying to enforce the state law for retention of emails . . . On May 22, 2009, the Missouri Attorney General’s office announced that Eckersley’s lawsuit against Blunt and others had been settled for $500,000.”

    [Tldr: He illegally fired a guy to illegally stop release of state records that showed a bunch of illegal and shady stuff he and others he was working with were doing.]

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-nominates-stop-steal-organizer-advocated-jan-6-defendants-dcs-to-rcna192451

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Martin_(Missouri_politician)

  • @regrub
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    534 hours ago

    He’ll probably be the one saying “Nobody wants to work anymore” soon too

      • @[email protected]
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        93 hours ago

        Don’t you dare besmirch the name of Lionel Hutz - terrible lawyer: yes; actively enforcing racism and denying people’s identities: no.

    • @RestrictedAccount
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      23 hours ago

      Close, it is a way to only hire students from schools that pass a purity test.

      there’s a good chance that their students will be pliable

  • @[email protected]
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    154 hours ago

    I want to know what he considers DEI to be, since every one of these shitbags have a different definition.

      • Onno (VK6FLAB)
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        123 hours ago

        Or women.

        Or transgender.

        Or heathens.

        Or poor.

        Or disabled.

        The list is essentially anyone who is not a Christian white cis male.

        • @teamevil
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          73 hours ago

          These guys sure do make Satan sound much less horrifying than their version of “Christianity”

    • @regrub
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      104 hours ago

      Ask them to spell it out, if they can

  • @givesomefucks
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    104 hours ago

    Hey, I got an idea…

    Let’s threaten one of the top legal schools in the country with an unconstitutional demand!

    Surely this won’t end in a lawsuit

  • The Pantser
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    Equal opportunity employer?

    All federal agencies are covered by the laws enforced by EEOC.

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces Federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. These laws protect employees and job applicants against employment discrimination when it involves:

    • Unfair treatment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
    • Harassment by managers, co-workers, or others in the workplace, because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
    • Denial of a reasonable workplace accommodation that the employee needs because of religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
    • Retaliation because the employee complained about job discrimination, or assisted with a job discrimination investigation or lawsuit.
  • @ChaosInstructor
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    43 hours ago

    when i see disgusting pricks saying something like this i go into exploited mood…beat the bastards…like we did with those nazis in the eighties…

  • @School_Lunch
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    84 hours ago

    Just change they name of it so that they would have to be specific about the policies they demand be ended instead of just saying “D.E.I. bad”.

  • greenfire
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    33 hours ago

    We will fight the forces of WOKE from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli!!!