Boston Parent Coalition II
Parents fight discrimination-by-proxy at Boston’s elite public schools
Boston Parents are again fighting back with a federal lawsuit, armed this time with evidence of disparate impact and signals of an appetite among Supreme Court justices to decide the fate of government-sponsored discrimination-by-proxy once and for all.
Landscape Consultants of Texas, Inc. v. Harris County, Texas, et al.
Texas county’s racial set-asides in contracting undermine equality and unfairly limit economic opportunities
Landscape Consultants is challenging discriminatory programs by the City of Houston to ensure public contractors can provide their communities with the best service at the best price without racial discrimination.
Aerospace Solutions, LLC v. Greg Abbott
Racial set-asides deny equal treatment and opportunity in Texas contracting
Aerospace Solutions has filed a federal lawsuit to restore fair competition in Texas’ contracting and ensure public contracts go to the most qualified bidders, regardless of race.
American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Pritzker
Fighting for equality and educational opportunity for future teachers in Illinois
Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) challenging the race-based criteria used by the Illinois Student Assistance Corporation when awarding state-funded scholarships to future Illinois teachers.
Chu v. Rosa
New York parents fight for equal treatment and educational opportunity in STEP program
If the government wants to fund educational opportunities for children in need, it can do so. What it can’t do is use economic need as a way to treat applicants differently based on their race.
Landscape Consultants of Texas, et al. v. City of Houston, et al.
Racial set-asides in Houston contracting deny equal treatment and opportunity
Jerry and Theresa Thompson have called Houston, Texas, home for more than 30 years. They love the area, having raised their family and built Landscape Consultants of Texas and Metropolitan Landscape Management, Inc., two thriving companies whose landscapers maintain parks, playgrounds, and other government-owned properties.
Robert Mayfield v. U.S. Department of Labor
Businessman fights DOL’s illegal minimum salary rule to preserve opportunities for his beloved management team
Robert has the right to run his business as he sees fit, free of arbitrary government handicaps that limit the opportunities of the employees he’s identified as leaders. Represented free of charge by PLF, Robert and his company have filed a constitutional challenge to the DOL’s salary level rule in federal court.
Hurley v. Gast
Defeating gender discrimination in Iowa’s judicial selection process
Charles Hurley is a devoted father and grandfather who has spent the past 40 years serving his community as an attorney, public representative, and church member. During his time as a state representative, Charles served on Iowa’s House Judiciary Committee. His experience makes him an excellent candidate now for Iowa’s State Judicial Nominating Commission, which interviews and recommends individuals to be appointed by the governor to the Iowa Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
Ng v. Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota
Fighting sex-based discrimination in University of Minnesota athletics
Evan Ng has been a competitive gymnast since he was six years old. He turned down a more lucrative financial aid offer from another university to attend the University of Minnesota and compete on its century-old gymnastics team. His hopes were dashed, however, when the university decided to cut men’s gymnastics after the 2020-21 school year under the mistaken belief that federal Title IX law requires the proportion of male athletes to match the proportion of males in the student body. As a result, gymnasts like Evan can no longer compete in their chosen sport and will lose out on valuable opportunities enjoyed by varsity athletes, solely because the university believes it has too many men participating in sports. Because schools cannot make decisions that deny student-athletes’ opportunities based on sex, Evan is fighting back.