Group commits to DEI legal challenges, says DEI policies account for $124B

(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty is vowing to take on diversity, equity and inclusion practices in government with a series of lawsuits and legal actions, including a federal complaint against the University of Wisconsin-Madison for awarding and promoting at least 60 race-based scholarships.

The Wisconsin legal group says that DEI programs represent at least $124 billion in federal spending. WILL’s Roadmap to Equality is aimed at identifying DEI programs that it believes should be eliminated.

“This year is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address race discrimination by the federal government,” said WILL Deputy Counsel Dan Lennington. “The Biden Administration supercharged divisive DEI and affirmative action in federal agencies, wasting billions in tax dollars and impacting millions of Americans. In November, the voters spoke loud and clear: this discrimination must end.”

WILL also filed a federal complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of Do No Harm against Johns Hopkins claiming the medical school impose used race- and sex-based eligibility criteria for clinical clerkships and scholarship programs.

“America’s hospitals and medical training institutions face a reckoning,” said WILL Associate Counsel Cara Tolliver. “The healthcare system cannot function effectively when healthcare education opportunities and experiences are reserved for certain individuals based on race and factors other than merit.”

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WILL said that the Office of Federal Procurement spends $113 billion annually with its 15% federal contracting commitment to businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

WILL also has pending lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Transportation’s affirmative action program and the Department of Education’s DEI program for graduate students.

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