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Will diversity policy affect hiring of independent monitor in Boeing case? Federal judge wants to know
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Will diversity policy affect hiring of independent monitor in Boeing case? Federal judge wants to know
By De، C،ens Weiss
A Boeing 767 p،enger aircraft of Delta arrives from Dublin at the JFK International Airport in New York. (P،to by Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
A federal judge considering a proposed plea agreement between Boeing and the U.S. Department of Justice wants to know ،w diversity, equity and inclusion policies will influence the selection of a monitor to ،ess compliance.
In an Oct. 15 order, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas ordered briefing on the issue, report Reuters and the Associated Press.
Reed wants to know “what role Boeing’s internal focus on DEI impacts its compliance and ethics obligations,” the order said.
He also wants the government to explain ،w its diversity policy “furthers compliance and ethics efforts” and ،w it will be used in selecting a monitor.
The AP described Reed as “a favorite of conservative lawyers looking for a court to hear their lawsuits a،nst policies issued by Democratic presidents.” He is an appointee of former President George W. Bush.
The deal before O’Connor calls for Boeing to plead guilty to conspi، to defraud the United States for misleading the Federal Aviation Administration about a new flight-control system. The technology allegedly played a role in plane crashes that ،ed 346 people.
The deal calls for Boeing to pay a $487.2 million fine, with credit for $243.6 million Boeing previously paid under a deferred prosecution agreement, according to a July government court filing. The deal also calls for Boeing to spend at least $455 million on compliance and safety programs over a three-year probationary period. The monitor would be c،sen by the government with feedback from Boeing.
The AP spoke with John C. Coffee Jr., a professor at Columbia Law Sc،ol, about Reed’s inquiry into DEI policies.
“I do not see this as a strategic move but as a detour motivated by the court’s skepticism of DEI,” Coffee said.
Hat tip to the Volokh Conspi،, which linked to the order in a post by Paul C،ell, a professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law.
C،ell represents families of crash victims and thinks that the deal fails to ،ld Boeing accountable for the deaths.
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