Their lawsuits attacked departments for using standard tests—tests designed to ensure public safety. No proof of discrimination, just statistical disparities, yet they pushed DEI nonsense over competency. Now, Pam Bondi is shutting it down.
Pam Bondi Dismisses Biden-Era DEI Lawsuits Involving Merit-Based Hiring of Firefighters, Cops.
As part of President Donald Trump’s plans to end racist DEI policies, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Civil Rights Division to dismiss several Biden-era lawsuits involving the hiring of police officers and firefighters on the basis of merit.
These lawsuits, launched by the Biden-Harris administration, “unjustly targeted” various fire and police departments across the country for using standard aptitude tests to screen candidates, according to a DOJ press release issued Wednesday.
Despite no evidence of intentional discrimination, per the Trump DOJ, only statistical disparities, Biden officials branded the aptitude tests as discriminatory. This effort sought to coerce cities into conducting DEI-based hiring and spending millions of dollars in taxpayer funds for payouts to previous applicants who had scored lower on the tests, regardless of qualifications.