{"id":2461387,"date":"2025-07-14T14:34:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T18:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-investigating-tim-walzs-minnesota-over-alleged-unlawful-action-against-white-men\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T14:38:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T18:38:45","slug":"trump-doj-investigating-tim-walzs-minnesota-over-alleged-unlawful-action-against-white-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-investigating-tim-walzs-minnesota-over-alleged-unlawful-action-against-white-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump DOJ Investigating Tim Walz&#8217;s Minnesota Over Alleged &#8216;Unlawful Action&#8217; Against White Men"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-doj-investigating-tim-walzs-minnesota-over-alleged-unlawful-action-against-white-men%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2461387&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of Justice&#8217;s Civil Rights Division has launched an investigation into a Minnesota hiring policy overseen by Governor Tim walz&#8217;s administration. The policy requires supervisors to justify hiring decisions favoring candidates who are not from underrepresented groups-defined broadly as white males-in certain job roles. Established in 2002 and set to become a standalone rule in August, the policy aims to promote affirmative action by ensuring diversity, mandating that hiring managers interview multiple candidates from underrepresented groups and document reasons if a non-diverse candidate is chosen over more qualified diverse applicants. However, this practice has raised concerns about potential discrimination against white men and possible conflicts with recent Supreme Court rulings that require affirmative action measures to meet strict constitutional scrutiny by serving a compelling government interest and being narrowly tailored.Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eric Sell will lead the DOJ investigation. Minnesota officials defend the policy as a lawful effort to fulfill affirmative action responsibilities and reflect the diversity of the state&#8217;s population.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Tim Walz and his Minnesota liberals may have to answer to the Department of Justice sooner rather than later thanks to potentially discriminatory hiring practices, if a letter from the DOJ is any indication.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/us-doj-civil-rights-office-launches-investigation-into-minnesota-over-diversity-hiring-policy\/601415559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minneapolis Star-Tribune<\/a>, the DOJ&rsquo;s Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into a Minnesota policy that forces supervisors &ldquo;to provide justification for hiring non-diverse candidates in underrepresented roles,&rdquo; the paper reported.<\/p>\n<p>What are &ldquo;underrepresented roles?&rdquo; Pretty much everyone but white men.<\/p>\n<p>From a letter from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-antrim-co-forensic-report-bombshell-reveals-dominion-machines-were-set-at-68-05-error-ratemeaning-68-05-of-ballots-could-be-sent-out-for-mass-adjudication-giving-individuals-or-ma\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Antrim Co. Forensic Report BOMBSHELL Reveals Dominion Machines Were Set At 68.05% Error Rate\u2026Meaning 68.05% Of Ballots Could Be Sent Out For Mass Adjudication, Giving Individuals Or Machines Ability To Change 68.05% Of Votes\">assistant attorney general<\/a> with the Civil Rights Division, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harmeet-dhillon-reveals-moment-almost-killed-illegal-immigrant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harmeet K. Dhillon<\/a>, to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison:<\/p>\n<p><em>The policy defines &ldquo;underrepresented candidates&rdquo; to include &ldquo;females,&rdquo; and racial &ldquo;minorities&rdquo; who are &ldquo;Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander,&rdquo; &ldquo;American Indian or Alaskan native.&rdquo; Employees who fail to comply with this policy &ldquo;may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.&rdquo; This hiring justification policy appears to be just one component of a broader effort by Minnesota to engage in race- and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sex-based employment practices pursuant<\/a> to &ldquo;affirmative action&rdquo; objectives.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In the Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/media\/1407616\/dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>, Dhillon said she had &ldquo;authorized a full investigation to determine whether Minnesota is engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The policy had been established by Minnesota&rsquo;s Department of Human Services in 2002, but starting Aug. 12, it&rsquo;ll be a standalone rule which effectively prohibits hiring supervisors from offering jobs to white men in so-called &ldquo;underrepresented positions&rdquo; without receiving prior permission by the Department of Human Services&rsquo; equal opportunity and access division.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Underrepresented position&rdquo; is rather broadly defined as a situation where &ldquo;the full-time equivalent representation of one or more protected groups is less than that group&rsquo;s estimated availability in the relevant geographic area and labor force.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And, as the Star-Tribune notes, this gets even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doj-opens-civil-rights-investigation-us-university-dei-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more DEI-tastic<\/a> once you dive into it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The policy further requires hiring managers to have interviews with at least three underrepresented candidates if the hiring pool has three or more people who fall under protected groups,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the manager&rsquo;s candidate pick is elevated over a more qualified applicant who falls into an underrepresented group, the supervisors are required to document objective reasons for their choice, including: Minimum qualifications, the candidate&rsquo;s preferred qualifications, interview score, requirements within the position&rsquo;s description, candidate references and background check results.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, the law might end up running into issues beyond the fact that there&rsquo;s a new administrative sheriff in town in D.C. Extrapolating the Supreme Court&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/22pdf\/20-1199_hgdj.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruling<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/students-group-won-scotus-case-harvard-files-suit-us-naval-academy-race-based-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard<\/a> from college admissions to government hiring &mdash; which is governed under a different section of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, but one which is not dissimilar to the one that case hinged upon &mdash; affirmative action programs must what&rsquo;s known as &ldquo;strict scrutiny&rdquo; to avoid running afoul of the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>That means that not only must they serve an obvious and compelling government interest, but they also need to be narrowly tailored.<\/p>\n<p>Requiring approval to hire white men for what are rather vaguely defined as &ldquo;underrepresented positions&rdquo; probably isn&rsquo;t going to fly under the rubric of narrow tailoring.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, acting deputy assistant attorney general Eric Sell will be helming the investigation, according to the letter.<\/p>\n<p>As for officials in Tim Walz&rsquo;s Minnesota, they insist that the regulations are designed to ensure the state &ldquo;meets affirmative action responsibilities&rdquo; and will increase the &ldquo;diversity of its workforce to reflect and effectively serve its client base.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Minnesota Department of Human Services follows all state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-assaults-on-ice-agents-nebraska-glenn-valley-foods-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Latest assaults on ICE agents: Nebraska Glenn Valley Foods - Washington Examiner\">federal hiring laws<\/a>,&rdquo; the department said in a statement. It added that similar justification was required for &ldquo;non-affirmative action&rdquo; hires for certain positions since 1987.<\/p>\n<p>And just think: This is the state whose governor could have been second in command in these United States had voters decided differently. Therefore by the grace of God goeth the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-devastation-trump-now-69-chance-winning-electoral-college-november\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electoral College<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that the DOJ&#8217;s Civil Rights Division has launched an investigation into a Minnesota policy requiring supervisors to justify hiring candidates who are not from underrepresented groups. These &#8220;underrepresented roles&#8221; generally exclude white men.  <\/p>\n<p>A letter from Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison explains that &#8220;underrepresented candidates&#8221; include women and racial minorities such as Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian, or Alaskan Native individuals. Employees who do not follow this policy risk disciplinary action up to termination.<\/p>\n<p>This hiring justification rule is part of a broader affirmative action effort by Minnesota aimed at race- and sex-based employment goals. Established in 2002 by the Department of Human Services (DHS), it will become a standalone rule on August 12 that requires supervisors to get approval before offering jobs to white men in these &#8220;underrepresented positions.&#8221; These positions are broadly defined as those where certain protected groups have less representation than their availability in the local labor market.<\/p>\n<p>The policy also mandates that if there are three or more underrepresented candidates available for a role, managers must interview at least three of them. If they choose a more qualified candidate outside these groups over an underrepresented applicant, they must document objective reasons such as qualifications and interview scores.<\/p>\n<p>However, this approach may face legal challenges following recent Supreme Court decisions limiting affirmative action programs unless they meet strict scrutiny-meaning they serve compelling government interests and are narrowly tailored. Requiring prior approval for hiring white men in vaguely defined roles may not satisfy this standard.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation will be led by acting deputy assistant attorney general Eric Sell. Meanwhile, Minnesota officials maintain that these rules help fulfill affirmative action obligations and promote workforce diversity reflective of their client base. The DHS stated it complies with all state and federal laws and noted similar justification requirements have existed since 1987 for some non-affirmative action hires.<\/p>\n<p>In summary: Governor Walz&#8217;s administration could soon be held accountable by federal authorities over its race- and gender-conscious hiring policies designed to increase diversity within state employment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2461388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/these-two-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7076,5698,36113,3634,59058],"class_list":["post-2461387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-doj","tag-minnesota","tag-tim-walz","tag-trump","tag-unlawful-action"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/these-two-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2461387"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2461392,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461387\/revisions\/2461392"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2461388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2461387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2461387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2461387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}