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IOWA CITY — Eight weeks after the University of Iowa placed on paid administrative leave two employees seen in undercover videos discussing the campus’ compliance with state DEI laws — including one who said the university was “finding ways to operate around it” — the investigation continues.

Referencing a multiphase review involving the Iowa Attorney General’s Office and a conservative private law firm that has represented President Donald Trump and in 2023 successfully represented Students for Fair Admissions in ending affirmative action in college admissions , Board of Regents counsel Aimee Claeys last week gave an update.

“The Board of Regents has engaged an outside law firm called Cons

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