Legal Group Warns ‘Woke Corporations’ of ’Illegal' DEI Programs After Supreme Court Ruling

Justices of the Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. (Front L–R) Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Samuel Alito and Justice Elena Kagan. (Back L–R) Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

The legal nonprofit organization America First Legal (AFL) and its Center for Legal Equality has put corporations “on notice” that all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are now “illegal.”

In a July 3 statement, AFL cited the Supreme Court’s recent decision ruling that race-based admissions policies at U.S. colleges are unconstitutional after a lawsuit was filed against the admissions practices—also known as affirmative action policies—of Harvard and the University of North Carolina.