“Is the Democratic Party violating civil-rights law?” by James Piereson

“Is the Democratic Party violating civil-rights law?” by James Piereson

The Supreme Court ruled two years ago, in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, that colleges and universities may not use race as a factor in admissions lest they violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The ruling also cited Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids discrimination by institutions receiving financial support from the federal government. Because the ruling…

The party above the law

Bryce Edwards reports: New revelations this week show Te Pāti Māori still hasn’t produced an auditor’s report for its 2023 financial statements of political donations. The party told the Electoral Commission that a “delay with the auditing firm continued to be a problem” in explaining why its 2023 accounts remain unaudited. This was reported yesterday by BusinessDesk’s Denise McNabb – see: Still no sign of Te Pāti Māori audit report (paywalled)…