Alabama Sued Over ‘Racial Quota’ for Real Estate Appraisers Board

Published on March 7, 2024

A civil rights group is suing Alabama for allegedly implementing illegal racial quotas in appointments to the Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board (AREAB). The lawsuit comes after Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) issued a report last year showing that as many as 25 states enforce race or sex-based quotas for public board appointments. PLF said there were 63 board mandates for race or sex-based appointments across the country. Promoted by vocal activists, “these mandates threaten the individual right to equality before the law, and without action, the problem is likely to worsen,” the report said. AREAB, which was created in 1990, licenses and regulates real estate appraisers in Alabama....

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