TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Sep 26, 2023

A federal judge in Atlanta has rejected a bid by an anti-affirmative activist group to bar a venture capital fund from awarding grants to businesses run by Black women, reports Reuters. U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash denied a request by Edward Blum's American Alliance for Equal Rights for a preliminary injunction blocking Fearless Fund from considering applications for grants only from businesses led by Black women. Blum's group was behind the U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down affirmative action in college admissions this July. The lawsuit is one of three that Blum's group had filed challenging grant and fellowship programs designed to help give Black, Hispanic and other underrepresented minority groups greater career opportunities.