Legal Group Sues Minnesota Governor Over Racial Quotas on State Board

Published on May 16, 2024

The American Alliance for Equal Rights is suing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in federal court over race-based appointments to the Minnesota Board of Social Work. The lawsuit, filed May 15 in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, mentions two unnamed state residents—a licensed social worker who is eligible for one of the board’s social worker positions and a layperson who is eligible for a citizen position—who say they’ve been denied an equal opportunity to be named as board members because of the color of their skin. The complaint asserts that the two residents do not have an equal opportunity to fill openings on the Minnesota Board of Social Workers due to a policy that requires five of its 15 members to be from a “community of color” or “an underrepresented community.”...

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