National Religious Broadcasters: 5th Circuit Ended a Government Threat
National Religious Broadcasters emailed us Monday night claiming a victory over "woke ideology" in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that day overturning the FCC's 2024 order on collecting data on workforce diversity (see 2505190044). The group was among the prevailing petitioners.
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“It’s a shame the court struck down reasonable transparency measures designed to shed light on the media market," FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez said Tuesday. She said the 5th Circuit decision's broader message "was unmistakable: the current FCC has no right to weaponize its authority against lawful, merit-based hiring decisions by private companies or target them because of their use of terms like diversity, equity, and inclusion."