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With the background circumstances doctrine unwound, the Supreme Court may have granted the Trump administration a huge gift: Since January, the administration has been dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion programs at a near constant clip. With the door now flung open, reverse discrimination cases are expected to flourish.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-gives-win-majority-141504597.htmlThomas’ argument was that the justification for the background circumstances requirement – that employers don’t usually discriminate against members of a majority group – is faulty. But his decision to go after DEI directly comes at a moment when Trump has sought to politicize workplace diversity efforts.
The case landed on the Supreme Court’s docket last fall, about a month before Trump was elected on a pledge to clamp down on diversity and inclusion efforts in both the government and the private sector. The administration has taken a number of steps in that direction, including attempting to cut funding to entities federal officials allege have supported DEI efforts. Many of those actions are being reviewed by courts.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/05/politics/supreme-court-reverse-discrimination-suits
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