Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Scholarships as Unconstitutional

Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Scholarships as Unconstitutional

The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down a state-funded scholarship program that awarded financial aid based on the race of college students. The Democrat-controlled court followed the precedent laid out by the United States Supreme Court in finding that Gov. Tony Evers and the state were violating the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. Two of the most liberal justices, however, wrote a concurrence denouncing the bar on th…

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down race-based Scholarships,...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down a state-funded scholarship program that awarded financial aid based on the race of college students. The Democrat-controlled court followed the precedent laid out by the United States Supreme Court in finding that Gov. Tony Evers and the state were violating the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. Two of the most liberal justices, however, wrote a concurrence denouncing the bar on th…

Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously strikes down race-based college grant program

The Wisconsin Supreme Court shut down a four-decade-old state grant program that awarded financial aid to college students based on their race, ruling unanimously that the Minority Undergraduate Retention Grant Program violates the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection. All seven justices agreed the program must end. The court ordered the Higher Educational Aids Board, the state agency that administered the grants, to stop operati…