A Wisconsin grant program intended to benefit minority students was struck down by the state’s supreme court as discriminatory on Thursday.
The court relied heavily on a previous U.S. Supreme Court opinion against race-based admission programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.
‘This is also a big win for taxpayers, who can now challenge many other race-based programs in state court.’
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The Minority Undergraduate Retention Grant Program targeted black, Hispanic, and Native American students, as well as immigrants from Cambodia, Laos, or Vietnam who migrated to the U.S. since 1975.
Assistant Attorney General Charlotte Gibson argued that the state program was not restricted by the higher court order and met the standards set forth by the court.
The court disagreed.
“The Constitution requires that every person ‘must be treated
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