Los Angeles County Superior Court Rules Corporate Diversity Law Unconstitutional

LA County Superior Court has ruled that a law requiring publicly listed firms to include minorities on their boards of directors is unconstitutional.
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Los Angeles County Superior Court has ruled that a law requiring publicly listed firms to include members from minority populations on their boards of directors is unconstitutional, siding with a conservative organization demanding an injunction against the legislation, Reuters reported.

On Friday, the Los Angeles County Superior Court granted Judicial Watch summary judgment. The legislation, according to the conservative legal organization, breaches California’s constitution’s equal protection guarantee. Judge Terry Green’s explanation for the judgment was not provided in the judgment.

By the end of 2021, publicly listed corporations having a major office in California were obliged to appoint at least one person of the Asian, Black, Latino, LGBT, Native American, or Pacific Islander groups to their boards, either by filling an empty seat or by creating a new one.

According to Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton, the historic California court judgment ruled illegal one of the most brazen and substantial attacks on constitutional protections against discrimination in the contemporary age.

Requests for a response from California’s governor, attorney general, and secretary of state, were not immediately returned.

Governor Gavin Newsom stated upon signing the bill that it aims to give minorities a voice within large corporations.

It was passed in response to the assassination of George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man, by Derek Chauvin, a caucasian law enforcement officer, during an arrest, which sparked a nationwide outcry against racism and the excessive use of force by police against African-Americans.

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