Dhillon: DOJ’s civil rights unit being rebuilt after ‘cultural shift’

The legal trajectory that has paved the way for changes at the DOJ s Civil Rights Division traces back to the Supreme Court s 2023 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which struck down race-based affirmative action policies in higher education. Dhillon said the decision has had sweeping implications for how the federal government oversees civil rights compliance across education, employment, and federal contracting.

That decision made clear it is illegal to discriminate against anybody, not just minorities, in hiring, she said. We re just enforcing the law.

Her office is investigating the University of California system s UC 2030 Capacity Plan, which includes diversity-based faculty recruitment goals. While her division has not made any final determinations about UC, she suggested that other institutions may soon face scrutiny.

Just about every one of the 6,000 institutions of higher education that receives federal funds is probably out of compliance, she said. Some have responded cooperatively. Others, such as Harvard, remain recalcitrant and are suing the United States, she said. However, Trump told pool reporters Friday that the administration was close to settling with the college but declined to comment on specifics.

via www.washingtonexaminer.com

Harmeet Dhillon is a total BAMF. She must be tough as nails and I’ve heard that she is. Augean stables, meet Ms. Hercules.