Georgetown Law School defends practices amid US attorney's DEI threat

Georgetown Law School Dean William Treanor is defending his school’s curriculum after the Washington, D.C., U.S. attorney threatened to not hire any students from institutions that teach diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

Interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin sent a letter to the law school last month asking if the institution eliminated all connection to DEI, a top target of the Trump administration.

“At this time, you should know that no applicant for our fellows program, our summer internship, or employment in our ofﬁce who is a student or afﬁliated with a law school or university that continues to teach and utilize DEI will be considered,” Martin wrote in the letter, according to The Washington Post.

Treanor responded on Thursday the school complies with all laws around discrimination and harassment, but he shot down Martin’s attempt to influence curricula.

“The First Amendment, however, guarantees that the government cannot direct what Georgetown and its faculty teach and how to teach it,” Treanor said.

The law school dean said it is a “constitutional violation” for Martin to say he will not hire from certain schools unless they teach what he wants.

“We look forward to your confirming that any Georgetown-affiliated candidates for employment with your office will receive full and fair consideration,” Treanor concluded in the letter.

The Hill has reached out to Martin’s office for comment.

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