The Equal Protection Project (EPP) (EqualProtect.org) of the Legal Insurrection Foundation has challenged numerous racially discriminatory programs done in the name of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
This discrimination comes in various ways, but the overarching theme is to exclude or diminish some people and promote others, based on race, color, or ethnicity. EPP now has filed over 20 civil rights complaints and other actions, leading numerous institutions to alter or drop their discriminatory practices.
On June 29, 2023, just before the Supreme Court ruled in the Harvard case, we reported how SUNY Buffalo Law School Program Racial Preference For “Students of Color” Challenged By Equal Protection Project:
Perhaps this morning, or tomorrow morning at the latest, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the use of “race-conscious” admissions to Harvard and UNC. Both schools argue that race can be a consideration as part of a “holistic” view of a student.Neither Harvard nor UNC were as brazen in their racial discrimination as is the State University at Buffalo School of Law, which has a program for future law students that explicitly says preference is given to “students of color.” While white students are not absolutely excluded, non-whites are given preference and white students need to show a plus factor, such as being “first generation” (to attend college or law school, not clear).
The Complaint laid out the racial discrimination both factually and legally in great detail.
The NY Post covered the story, and I also appeared on Fox and Friends:
We recently received a letter from the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, that is was closing the case because SUNY Buffalo Law School had dropped the racially discriminatory eligibility requirements (emphasis added):
In support of your allegation, you provided several links to the University’s webpages for the Program, which indicated that preference would be given to students of color. On November 21, 2023, the University informed OCR that the University had revised the Program’s eligibility criteria so that they no longer grant a preference based on race or color and that the University had revised its webpages about the Program to reflect the new race-neutral eligibility criteria. OCR confirmed these representations by reviewing the University’s webpages about the Program. OCR determined that the University modified the Program’s About the Program webpage to state that the Program is open to “academically promising college students who have completed their freshman or sophomore year, but who will not begin their junior year before the end of the program.” The Program’s Frequently Asked Questions webpage now states that students are eligible for the Program if they are a historically underrepresented student or a student who is in the first generation of their family to attend college; have completed their first year (freshman) prior to the commencement of the Program; have an interest in law; and have a record of achievement. The Program’s Apply Now webpage notes that as a regional program, primary consideration will be given to western and central New York residents as well as students in northeastern Pennsylvania and eastern New York.Under Section 110(d) of OCR’s CPM, OCR will dismiss an allegation where OCR obtains credible information indicating that the allegation raised by the complainant has been resolved, and there is no systemic allegation. Based on the evidence discussed above, OCR determined that the allegation raised in your complaint is resolved….
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