Florida AG subpoenas NFL as Rooney Rule probe expands into DEI programs

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier subpoenaed the NFL to investigate potential civil rights violations related to the Rooney Rule and related diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, demanding documents on staff demographics and an appearance in Tallahassee on June 12; the probe broadens beyond the Rooney Rule to include other DEI programs, while the NFL contends it does not impose quotas and that hiring decisions are made by individual clubs.