Actual post from Dec. 15 from one of the streams. This is a real topic. As far as promoting women and minorities even if their qualifications are not as good as the white male scientists, I am all for it. We need diversity at the lab and if that is what it takes, so be it. Quit your whining. Look around the lab, what do you see? White male geezers. How many African Americans do you see at the lab? Virtually none. LLNL is one of the MOST undiverse places you will see. Face it folks, LLNL is an institution of white male privilege and they don't want to give up their privileged positions. California, a state of majority Hispanics has the "crown jewel" LLNL nestled in the middle of it with very FEW Hispanics at all!
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There is a legal precedent however which means the test would likely proceed despite environmental lawsuits according to a chatbot:
Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council (2008): This is arguably the most important modern precedent.
The Case: The NRDC sued the Navy to stop its use of mid-frequency active sonar in training exercises, arguing it harmed marine mammals in violation of environmental laws (NEPA). Lower courts agreed and issued an injunction to stop the training.
The Precedent: The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, overturned the injunction. Chief Justice Roberts wrote that the "public interest in conducting realistic naval training exercises outweighs" the potential harm to marine life. Critically, the Court ruled that an injunction could only be issued if plaintiffs showed that irreparable harm was "likely," not just a "possibility." This made it much harder to legally challenge and halt national security activities on environmental grounds.