{"id":3290,"date":"2023-06-07T12:56:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T12:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=3290"},"modified":"2023-06-07T13:05:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:05:50","slug":"federal-judge-blocks-race-discrimination-by-the-biden-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=3290","title":{"rendered":"Federal Judge Blocks Race Discrimination By the Biden Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/will-law.org\/federal-judge-blocks-race-discrimination-by-the-biden-administration\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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In Challenge to the Minority Business Development Agency, WILL Secures Yet Another Major Victory for Equality Under the Law<\/strong><\/h1>\n
The News:<\/strong> WILL has won<\/a> a preliminary injunction on behalf of several clients, challenging the Biden Administration\u2019s racially discriminatory Minority Business Development Agency programming\u2014a cornerstone of the Administration\u2019s so-called \u201cracial equity agenda.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
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The Quotes:<\/strong> WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, stated: \u201cThe federal court declared what we know is the law and the right thing: the government may not discriminate based on race. Without equality, our other rights mean little if anything at all. WILL is committed to preserving that fundamental principle and our fight is far from over.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
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WILL Associate Counsel, Cara Tolliver, stated: \u201cIt is repugnant to human dignity to presume a diminished ability or inability to succeed, or to grant or deny a benefit, on the basis of race. The Biden Administration\u2019s MBDA offers no constitutional justification for its broad race-based program. WILL will continue to vindicate basic notions of human dignity embraced in the doctrine of equality.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
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WILL Client, Jeff Nuziard, stated: \u201cThe government cannot discriminate against its citizens on the basis of race. That\u2019s the general guarantee established in our Constitution, and this ruling reaffirms it. I am grateful to WILL for fighting for equality under the law and fair treatment of all small businesses in America.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
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The Ruling & Lawsuit:<\/strong> The opinion, issued last night by a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas, reaffirms that \u201c[t]he Constitution demands equal treatment under the law\u201d and that a program that employs race-conscious measures for eligibility must meet strict standards for justification to survive constitutional scrutiny. WILL\u2019s groundbreaking legal victory comes just days after we secured a preliminary injunction in federal court regarding the ATF\u2019s pistol brace rule.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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WILL\u2019s lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of the MBDA\u2019s Business Center Program, including the government\u2019s justification for its preferential treatment of small businesses owned or controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals under federal law. It was the 8th lawsuit our organization has filed against the Biden Administration.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Additional Background:<\/strong> On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (\u201cInfrastructure Act\u201d), creating the newest federal agency: the Minority Business Development Agency. This agency is dedicated entirely to providing benefits and programming only to certain businesses based on race or ethnicity.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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