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Tennessee Sued Over Race-Based Quotas on State Boards

A federal lawsuit challenges the state’s racial quotas in appointments to state medical and chiropractic boards, claiming unconstitutional discrimination.
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Tennessee Sued Over Race-Based Quotas on State Boards
The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville on March 29, 2023. Chase Smith/The Epoch Times
Chase Smith
Chase Smith
11/8/2024|Updated: 11/8/2024
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A federal lawsuit has been filed against the state of Tennessee, challenging laws that require the governor to consider race when appointing members to state medical and chiropractic boards.

The lawsuit, filed by the medical professionals’ association Do No Harm and represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation, alleges that these racial quotas are unconstitutional and violate the principle of equality before the law.
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