{"id":12380,"date":"2024-08-28T15:10:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=12380"},"modified":"2024-08-28T15:59:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:59:28","slug":"yaf-v-u-s-department-of-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=12380","title":{"rendered":"YAF v. U.S. Department of Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Case Name: <\/strong>YAF\u00a0v. Department of Education<\/span><\/p>\n

Type of Case:\u00a0<\/strong>Equality Under the Law<\/span><\/p>\n

Filed On:\u00a0<\/strong>August 27, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n

Current Status:<\/strong>\u00a0WILL filed a lawsuit on Aug 27th<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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WILL Sues Biden-Harris Over Race-Based Educational Program<\/h2>\n
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August 26, 2024<\/strong> | WILL filed its 12th lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration, this time targeting the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program. This program provides financial and educational opportunities to students nationwide who want to pursue graduate studies. But many college students are ineligible because of their race.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The News<\/b>: WILL has filed its 12th lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration, this time targeting the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program. This $60 million program provides financial and educational opportunities to students nationwide who want to pursue graduate studies. But many college students are ineligible because of their race, including Asians, whites, Arabs, Jews, and some Latinos.<\/p>\n

WILL is representing Young Americans for Freedom Chapter at the University of North Dakota, the nationwide student organization Young America\u2019s Foundation (YAF), and two students who are ineligible for the program solely due to their skin color.<\/p>\n

Additional Background:<\/b>\u00a0The McNair Program supports nearly 6,000 college students every year. It offers a variety of benefits, including internships, seminars, tutoring, academic counseling, research opportunities, mentoring, and a stipend worth several thousand dollars. This program\u2019s exclusionary practices harm many groups that are not deemed \u201cunderrepresented.\u201d Asians, Arabs and other Middle Eastern ethnicities, Jewish students, many Latinos and some Africans are excluded. And, of course, whites are excluded. Only those students lucky enough to be on Biden-Harris\u2019s list of favored racial groups get a chance to succeed with this program.<\/p>\n

The McNair Program\u2019s racial eligibility requirements are unconstitutional. By using race as a factor in affording educational opportunities, the McNair Program violates the Constitution\u2019s guarantee of equal protection. The Constitution forbids discrimination by the government against any citizen because of his race. The United States Supreme Court made these principles clear in striking down affirmative action in college admissions. They apply here as well.<\/p>\n

WILL seeks to end this program\u2019s unconstitutional and unfair discrimination. It is inexcusable to allow the Department of Education to deny students receiving premier opportunities solely due to the color of their skin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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