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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Florida and Texas AGs Issue Sweeping Anti-DEI Opinions on MLK Day - Ogletree

On January 19, 2026, the federal holiday celebrating Martin Luther King Jr., Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued coordinated opinions declaring that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs violate federal and state constitutional guarantees of equal protection. Though they lack the force of law, the opinions target both public-sector pro...

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Trump’s SEC Is Moving to Silence Investor Whistleblowers - Jacobin

The Trump administration has effectively silenced a successful financial whistleblower recruitment program that encouraged industry insiders to report white-collar crimes and led regulators to return $1.5 billion in ill-gotten gains to investors. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which regulates stock and bond markets, has declined to award a single dollar to whistleblowers in t...

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