Roger Clegg

Center for Equal Opportunity

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Roger Clegg is the president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity, which opposes racial preferences. He served as deputy assistant attorney general for Civil Rights during the Reagan Administration.

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Trump budget would minimize civil rights across federal agencies

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