EXCLUSIVE — A new federal lawsuit in Minnesota is challenging the racial quotas for membership on the state’s Health Equity Advisory and Leadership, or HEAL, Council, an advisory board tasked with addressing “inequities” in public health policies.
In the suit, Do No Harm, a nonprofit organization of medical professionals, argues the quotas violate the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit comes amid a national shift against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, driven by the Trump administration’s aggressive rollback of DEI programs.
“Racial quotas deny public service opportunities to qualified professionals based solely on their race,” said Wilson Freeman, attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, which is representing Do No Harm. “That’s racial discrimination and unconstitutional.”
HEAL, tasked with advising the Minnesota…
