Full legal opinion from the Montana AG about why CRT training is unconstitutional and illegal under federal and state law.
Some takeaway quotes from this letter:
“This paradigm is conveniently constructed ‘like a mousetrap’. Disagreement with any aspect becomes irrefutable evidence of its premise of systematic racism, bias, fragility, or white supremacy. In short, it is a conclusion in search of a methodology-one that eschews the bedrock principles of natural justice and abdicates fundamental concepts such as individual agency and autonomy.” Page 11
“I would like to note that all of these traits listed above [individualism, hardwork, objectivity, progress, politeness, decision-making, and delayed gratification], far from being hallmarks of merely ‘white culture’, are in fact important hallmarks of any virtuous and productive colorblind society. None of them, however, have any connection to ‘whiteness’ or ‘white identity’. They are self-evident virtues-universally applicable to and shared by people of all races, colors, creeds, and national origins. Because men and women are created equal, they can all equally appreciate and adopt those values.” Page 15
“...I note the challenge of dealing with terms like ‘antiracism’-which are susceptible to different and evolving meanings. For example, the CRT and ‘antiracism’ movements demonstrate that although ‘racism’ is a widely understood and accepted as an epithet, it encompasses vastly different meanings for different people. The gravamen of CRT and antiracism’s theories, however, rely on the popular shibboleths of ‘systematic’, ‘institutional’, or ‘structural’ racism. A minimum investigation into these claims exposes them as hollow rhetorical devices devoid of any legally sufficient rational for purposes of civil rights law, as well as a threat to the stability of our institutions.” Page 15-16