A group of 19 Democratic AGs filed a lawsuit to block the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) from enforcing a directive conditioning federal education funding on certification that state and local education agencies will not engage in illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. The complaint argues that the certification directive wrongfully departs from a longstanding,…

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A group of 12 Republican AGs announced that they have sent a letter to multiple law firms (collectively, “law firms”) warning that the law firms’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and practices may violate state and federal laws and risk enforcement action. In the letter, the AGs demand that the law firms comply with an…

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In our first State AG Pulse episode in season 5, the State AG Group’s Chris Allen and Ann-Marie Luciano get a hot-off-the presses report from their colleague in the firm’s L&E Group, Mike Schmidt, on federal and state guidance to companies regarding their DEI programs.

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Florida AG James Uthmeier announced an investigation into whether proxy advising companies Glass Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. may have misrepresented their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing policies in violation of the state’s consumer protection and antitrust laws. According to the AG’s office, the companies—which…

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In the ABA Journal, Ann-Marie Luciano comments on the importance of updating training programs to reflect changes in DEI policies and practices, and also staying informed on the actions of state AGs to understand where they stand on these issues.

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