
Equality before the Law versus Equity
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The Primary Aspect of Civil Rights Lawsuits
The primary avenue is the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment and also the due process clause of the fifth amendment, which incorporates an equal protection component. We have five farm loan cases in which we represent 12 farmers who are categorically excluded from farm loan forgiveness for no other reason than their race. And we've challenged a covid relief grant programs that only gave coved relief grants to businesses that were minority on businesses. Currently, we're challenging a new york, new York programme that prioritizes minority individuals for life saving coved treatments recently approved by the f t ad.
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