Bloomberg Law
Affirmative Action in Corporate World Targeted
Aug 12, 2023
A discussion on affirmative action in the corporate world, featuring Anthony Michael Kreis, a law professor, and Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, a Supreme Court reporter. Topics include a lawsuit targeting a venture capital fund, disagreement among Asian American students at Harvard, the slow start of the Supreme Court next term, the rise of the shadow docket, potential impact on agency funding, and upcoming blockbuster cases.
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- Conservative activist Edward Blum is now targeting affirmative action in the corporate world, filing a lawsuit against a venture capital firm supporting black women-owned small businesses.
- The Supreme Court is expected to have a slow start in its upcoming term, hearing fewer cases compared to previous years, while the number of emergency cases in the shadow docket has increased.
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Edward Blum's Lawsuits Against Affirmative Action
Conservative activist Edward Blum, known for his successful challenges against affirmative action in college admissions, is now targeting the corporate world. Blum has filed a lawsuit against an Atlanta-based venture capital firm called Fearless Fund, which supports black women-owned small businesses. He accuses the fund of engaging in unlawful racial discrimination. Blum's strategy involves finding sympathetic plaintiffs to challenge race-conscious programming and build an infrastructure to support long-term litigation strategies.
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