GOP states fire warning shot to dozens of law firms with diversity, equity initiatives
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FIRST ON FOX: A group of six Republican states led by Montana are formally warning 100 of the nation's most prominent law firms that their race-based hiring practices may be illegal.
"As Attorneys General, it is incumbent upon us to remind all entities operating within our respective jurisdictions of the binding nature of American anti-discrimination laws," Knudsen and the other attorneys general wrote in the letter. "If your law firm previously resorted to racial preferences or naked quotas, that path is now definitively closed." Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
"Employers, to include large law firms, are legally obligated to treat all employees, all applicants, and all contractors equally, without regard to an individual’s race or skin color," they continued. "We advise you to immediately terminate any unlawful race-based quotas or preferences that your firm has adopted for its employment and contracting practices."