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by jasode 3687 days ago
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.

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> 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.