Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Scholarships As Unconstitutional

Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Scholarships As Unconstitutional Authored by Jonathan Turley, The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down a state-funded scholarship program that awarded financial aid based on the race of college students. The Democrat-controlled court followed the precedent laid out by the United States Supreme Court in finding that Gov. Tony Evers and the state were violating the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. Two of the most liberal justices, however, wrote a concurrence denouncing the bar on the use of race for such scholarships. If Democrats are...