California Sued Over Law Forcing Appointment of Minorities and LGBT to Corporate Boards

California Sued Over Law Forcing Appointment of Minorities and LGBT to Corporate Boards
Then California State Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on April 3, 2018. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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A conservative think tank filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against California to halt a law that will force quotas on publicly held corporations headquartered in the state, requiring them to appoint board members based solely on their race and sexual orientation.

The legislation at issue is the fruit of last year’s race riots that caused more than $2 billion in property damage and were organized nationwide by Black Lives Matter and Antifa.