Summary
Evanston's groundbreaking reparations program just hit a massive roadblock now that the Department of Justice is stepping in to argue its race-based rules are unconstitutional. This could completely change how local equity programs are designed and funded moving forward.
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Impact analysis
Taxpayer money will likely get burned on a long, expensive court battle, and the future of the program's funding model is totally up in the air.
Taxpayers who sued and opponents of race-based government programs get a major boost as the feds back their challenge.
Black residents and local families counting on these funds for housing and wealth-building are getting left hanging while the courts sort this out.
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DOJ officially joins lawsuit against Evanston’s Reparations program; files complaint intervention
U.S. District Judge John F. Kness ruled during an Oct. 15 hearing that the U.S. Department of Justice can join the lawsuit against the city’s reparations program. The next day, DOJ attorneys filed a complaint i...
City claims reparations case plaintiffs not harmed
City claims reparations case plaintiffs not harmed Evanston Now
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