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Federal Appeals Court Holds That Nonprofit Foundation’s Race-Based Grant Giving Contest Likely Violates Federal Law

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The decision by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals imperils one strategy for remedying societal racial inequities and creates legal risk for many DEI initiatives. A panel of the Eleventh Circuit held that grant programs...more

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DEI Under Scrutiny, Part X: Eleventh Circuit Blocks Venture Capital Fund’s Grant Contest for Black Women-Owned Businesses

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit blocked a contest by a venture capital fund that provided grants and other benefits to black women-owned businesses, finding the contest is likely to unlawfully discriminate...more

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