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“Opting out of DEI is not a neutral act—it’s a choice with consequences,” says Christina Joseph, project director of the Advancing DEI Initiative at the Meltzer Center. “That’s because these programs help root out harmful policies that especially affect marginalized groups. This report reminds us that without those safeguards, organizations face more, not less, legal exposure.”
“Over the past couple of years, many organizational leaders have been focused on the legal risks of standing firm on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives,” Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law and Director of the Meltzer Center, wrote in a statement accompanying the report. “This survey is a critical reminder of the substantial legal risks in the other direction.”
