Federal Judge Grants Joint Motion Nixing 1980s-Era Hiring Limitation Agreement

( August 5, 2025, 2:26 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the District of Columbia granted a joint motion to dissolve a more than 40-year-old consent decree the federal government deemed racially discriminatory and “no longer in the public interest” that allegedly tied federal officials’ hands to hire the best, most qualified employees through elimination of a merit-based test because of “its adverse impact upon blacks and Hispanics.”...

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