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Pacific Legal Foundation Sues Caltrans

June 12, 2009

In April, we blogged about the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) new hiring plan that takes race into account in public contracting. The Federal Highway Administration approved the race-based plan on diversity grounds. Yesterday, the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLE) filed suit against Caltrans on behalf of a contractor. The agency set aside 6.75 percent of [...]

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California Appeals Court Says School Assignment By Race OK

March 18, 2009

Last week, the California Court of Appeals heard arguments about whether the Berkeley school district’s race-based pupil assignment plan is discriminatory. Yesterday the court ruled that Berkeley’s plan does not violate California’s ban on preferences. (Source) The court contended that the policy “does not show partiality, prejudice or preference to any student on the basis [...]

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City of Omaha to Change Rules Violating Preference Ban

March 17, 2009

Last week, the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) sent a cease and desist letter to the city of Omaha requesting that it repeal sections of its municipal code that give race- and sex-based preferences in the awarding of public contracts. In response, city attorney Paul Kratz said Omaha suspended the contracting rules after the November election, [...]

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Los Angeles Magnet Schools May Assign Students Based on Race

December 22, 2008

Last Friday, the state appeals court in California ruled that Los Angeles may continue assigning students to magnet schools based on race, despite a 1996 law banning race preferences in government hiring, contracting, and admissions. (Source) Unbelievable. Los Angeles, like other cities across the country, were under court orders to racially balance government schools. In [...]

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Is UCLA Complying With Anti-Preferences Law? (Hint: No)

October 30, 2008

That’s what the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) wants to know. PLF, a public interest group that fights for individual rights, filed a California Public Records Act request for UCLA to release relevant information about its undergraduate applications process. Attorney Joshua Thompson said, “PLF has been contacted by a number of students, parents, and UC faculty who [...]

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