Two prominent legal scholars recently debated whether mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion statements for hiring and promotion are constitutional and legal, and the answer to that is — depends on who you ask.
The jury is deadlocked, according to the debate, titled “Do University Diversity Statement Requirements Violate the Constitution” and hosted by the Federalist Society.
The two law professors who took opposite sides of the argument were UC Davis law Professor Brian Soucek and UCLA law Professor Eugene Volokh.
