A legal advocacy group led by conservative activist Edward Blum succeeded in convincing a federal judge to block a Texas nonprofit from issuing grants to minority business owners, in yet another strike against DEI programs.
The preliminary injunction against San Diego-based Founders First Community Development Corp. is a victory for the American Alliance for Equal Rights—a group run by Blum—which has been on a campaign to stymie diversity programs through the courts. This suit is another part of a spate of other legal challenges to programs aimed at promoting diversity.
Founders First is enjoined from closing its current application period ...
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