DOJ Dismisses Biden-Era Decrees Imposing DEI on Fire, Police Departments

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed Biden-era consent decrees in North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, and Indiana that sought to impose diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring requirements on their fire and police departments. DOJ chief of staff Chad Mizelle announced the move in a series of social media posts, citing the Trump administration’s commitment to prioritizing merit-based hiring over race-based preferences. Consent decrees are legally binding agreements that settle legal disputes without admitting liability, often used to enforce policy changes in government agencies and institutions. Mizelle said that their introduction “sought to penalize fire and police departments for using race-neutral hiring tools.”...