Anti-DEI Group Unable to Block Illinois Demographic Data Law (1)

An advocacy group led by diversity, equity, and inclusion opponent Edward Blum failed to block a first-of-its kind Illinois law that requires nonprofits to publish employees’ demographic data, including race, gender, and sexual orientation.

American Alliance for Equal Rights lacks standing to allege a First Amendment violation because it didn’t show harm from the online publication of data, said Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman in a Wednesday order for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The group has 14 days to amend its complaint.

AAER is also challenging an Illinois scholarship program intended to encourage minority ...