American Alliance for Equal Rights Sues American Bar Association for Racial Discrimination in Scholarship Program

American Alliance for Equal Rights Sues American Bar Association for Racial Discrimination in Scholarship Program

ABA's Legal Opportunity Fund Excludes White Applicants

Conservative group targets Carbondale campus for race- and sex-based scholarships

Defending Education, a nonprofit organization critical of transgender inclusion and racial equity in education, has filed a civil rights complaint against Southern Illinois University Carbondale, alleging the university violates federal discrimination laws by giving scholarships to students of particular race and sex groups.    A Wednesday, April 9 press release from the group states that Defending Education is bringing a federal civil rights co…

American Alliance for Equal Rights sues American Bar Association for racial discrimination in scholarship program | Illinois State Bar Association

American Alliance for Equal Rights sues American Bar Association for racial discrimination in scholarship programThe American Alliance for Equal Rights filed a federal lawsuit against the American Bar Association for operating a racially discriminatory scholarship program that unlawfully excludes white students. Source: Morningstar

HHS Opens Sixth Investigation into Alleged Race-Based Scholarship Criteria

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched its sixth investigation into claims that an HHS-funded program may improperly use race-based criteria in its scholarship selection process. The probe seeks to determine whether the program violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act by allegedly providing preferential treatment to …