Evanston, Illinois, is facing a lawsuit over its reparations program that has paid $25,000 to 193 Black residents. The program, criticized as discriminatory, is challenged for using race as an eligibility requirement, following a SCOTUS decision on affirmative action.
There are lawsuits challenging both the big real estate commission settlement + Evanston's reparations program. On the @CRED_by_Crains podcast, I talked about them, downtown real estate values + a lot of other news with host @amyguth. https://t.co/1DBUeX78CC
Evanston’s groundbreaking reparations program is now facing a legal challenge. The program faces a class action lawsuit challenging the city’s “use of race as an eligibility requirement.” https://t.co/E7q8unSQkX
Conservative activists are suing Evanston, Illinois, in federal court over the city’s reparations program, which has so far paid $25K each to 193 Black residents The lawsuit uses the same argument that SCOTUS accepted to end affirmative action programs https://t.co/NOKsaD2bs1
“The Evanston, Illinois’ ‘reparations’ program is nothing more than a ploy to redistribute tax dollars to individuals based on race,” Judicial Watch President @TomFitton in @WashTimes. READ: https://t.co/Ge27kUqjX0
This Chicago suburb is being sued for paying hundreds of Black residents $25K (each) in reparations. It's part of a wave of cases spurred by the 2023 SCOTUS decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions. https://t.co/iInAAONCDc
Clarence Page writes: Evanston’s reparations program, meant to attack discrimination, is accused of being discriminatory. https://t.co/p9a6Uho115