Tech groups consider legal action against Trump's EO barring federal contractors from offering Diversity and Inclusion training, raising First Amendment issues
Emily Birnbaum / Protocol : Tweets: @usatodaymoney , @carnage4life , @bizcarson , and @uche_blackstock Tweets: @usatodaymoney : Trump's decision to expand a ban on “divisive” and “un-American” diversity training to federal contractors is fueling fears the White House order will deal a crippling setback to corporate efforts to increase workplace equality. https://www.usatoday.com/... 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/... 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/...