Tech groups consider legal action against Trump's EO barring federal contractors from offering Diversity and Inclusion training, raising First Amendment issues
The country's top tech companies are mobilizing against President Trump's executive order barring federal contractors … Tweets: @bizcarson , @uche_blackstock , and @carnage4life Tweets: Biz Carson / @bizcarson : It's possible that companies could be forced out of their federal contracts or barred from entering new contracts if they hold D&I trainings over the next several months https://www.protocol.com/... Uch Blackstock, Md / @uche_blackstock : *ICYMI*: Yesterday, this administration expanded its ban on diversity and antiracism trainings to include federal contracts. Official document linked below, but here are a few of the highlights. 1/ THREAD. https://www.npr.org/... Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : 4 years ago tech companies loudly protested the Muslim ban. Today they quietly comply to keep government contracts as they collaborate with ICE, open overseas offices as student visas from Asia/Africa denied and now will end diversity training programs. https://www.protocol.com/...