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by gamblor956 3689 days ago
The age restriction is also possibly illegal in the US, as age is a protected class under federal law.
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It's easy to find examples of "protected class" filing discrimination lawsuits in cases of employment, housing, and retail (e.g. "ladies night pricing" ruling in favor of males.)

However, I can't think of an example of a "protected class" winning a court judgement over how a non-profit chooses to donate its money.

> However, I can't think of an example of a "protected class" winning a court judgement over how a non-profit chooses to donate its money.

Yes, in academia its pretty easy to find non-profits or government programs that sponsor exclusively certain groups based on age, sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation... pretty much any "protected class" that would get you in trouble if you were an employer.

Please note I'm not taking a stand on this one way or another. There are arguments on both sides.