Hi, Folks -

A lot of folks have their hair on fire over this EO - but here's what it actually says in main part (bolding added):

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq., prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance. While Title VI does not cover discrimination based on religion, individuals who face discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin do not lose protection under Title VI for also being a member of a group that shares common religious practices. Discrimination against Jews may give rise to a Title VI violation when the discrimination is based on an individual’s race, color, or national origin.

It shall be the policy of the executive branch to enforce Title VI against prohibited forms of discrimination rooted in anti-Semitism as vigorously as against all other forms of discrimination prohibited by Title VI.

I read that as saying Title VI applies as before even in such case that the proscribed discrimination happens to arise from anti-Semitism.

I don't see how that limits free speech. The key issue would seem to be, "What discriminatory actions or policies is Title VI addressing in the first place?"

--hobie

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