Kalpana Kotagal

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217 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 27 Jul

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Strict Scrutiny · Dude Process, Not Due Process · 27 Jul 2026 podcast

So there's no problem getting data in other circumstances.

I want to say one more thing before I stop, which is that

Just because you stop collecting the data doesn't mean that the discrimination goes away.

Exactly.

Right.

Exactly.

Is that we kneecap the agency, makes it harder to prove, makes it harder to enforce the law and leaves workers behind.

Yeah.

I mean, there are a bunch, right?

And this administration has come for them.

I think the thing about DEI practices is that the devil is always going to be in the details and it's always going to be in the execution, right?

Like it has to be done correctly.

But there are a whole set of practices that if carefully undertaken are lawful, right?

Like expanding and broadening applicant pools, right?

That's an obvious one.

What about recruiting at HBCUs or

standardizing interview questions and hiring and promotion criteria to make sure that everybody is on the same page or using skills-based hiring, right, rather than relying on particular credentials.

All of these are DEI practices.

You know, so too is looking at demographic data, doing compensation analyses.

All of these things help to decrease legal risk.

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