Show-Me Lawsuit Challenges Kansas City Minority Biz Program

Again . . . We urge our readers to think about the bigger context . . . In our view, this was the not-so-long-ago watershed moment in American history that provides the motivation for this Missouri power move:

In a landmark 6–2 decision on June 29, 2023 (Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Harvard’s race-conscious admissions program was unconstitutional. The Court found that the university's holistic review process violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

In our view, with that decision, the American Civil Rights movement concluded and programs founded in racially-based goals were no longer viable . . . 

 And so . . .

MISSOURI LAWSUIT AGAINST MINORITY-OWNED COMPANIES MIGHT SOON CHANGE BIZ AS USUAL IN KANSAS CITY!!! 

 Here's the word . . . 

"Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block Kansas City's minority- and women-owned business contracting program. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The suit challenges the city's Minority and Woman Business Enterprise (MWBE) ordinance."

Of course, here is the response from Mayor Q:

"I had much hope that Missouri finally had an Attorney General committed to fighting human trafficking, eliminating elder abuse, and protecting Missouri's seniors from fraudsters. Unfortunately, we still do not, as our new Attorney General takes part in yet another culture war issue. Our lawyers will handle it. The people of Missouri and Kansas City will lose, as talented young lawyers in her office spend their time on another political stunt rather than the safety of Missourians."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .