Federal Government Seeks to Halt the First U.S. Reparations Program for Black People
The department says the $25,000 housing aid program unlawfully uses race and ancestry, and city officials say more than $5 million has been distributed.
- The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened in a lawsuit challenging Evanston's reparations program for Black residents, arguing it violates the Constitution and federal housing law.
- The program provides benefits to Black individuals who lived in Evanston during a certain period and their descendants, which federal officials contend unlawfully distributes public benefits based on race and ancestry.
- The Justice Department alleges the program violates the Equal Protection Clause by providing benefits based on race and ancestry, and that the housing assistance component violates the Fair Housing Act.
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Federal government moves to join lawsuit against Evanston’s reparations program
This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available. Last updated June 16 at 5:57 p.m. The Department of Justice announced its intention to join a lawsuit challenging Evanston’s reparations program Tuesday, alleging its race-based eligibility requirement violates the Fair Housing Act and the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. Approved in... The post Federal government moves to join lawsuit against Evansto…
DOJ Case Applies to California: Reparations Program is Discriminatory and Illegal
California lawmakers have been trying to pass reparations of any kind. The Legislative Black Caucus claims this is about “its push for justice and equality.”. Thus far, they’ve only been able to pass rather minor bills, authorizing analyses of methodologies for determining an individual’s descendancy, illegally collecting and storing demographic information gathered separately from employees’ personnel records – likely a violation of Proposition…
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The Independent (US)Trump’s DOJ calls reparations program for Black residents illegal race discrimination
A Chicago-area suburb made headlines for its first-in-the-nation reparations payments. The Justice Department says it’s racially discriminatory
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