Small business owners win lawsuit against Biden administration over race-based financial support

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Three small business owners successfully sued the Biden administration for attempting to provide government financial support based on race. The lawsuit was filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) on behalf of the plaintiffs against the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). The MBDA aimed to support minority-owned businesses, but the plaintiffs were denied assistance due to their race.

Three small business owners filed suit and won in court against the Biden administration for attempting to choose winners and losers solely based on race when deciding who would receive government financial support.

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) sued the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), a federal agency that was expanded under the Biden administration and charged with supporting minority-owned businesses, in March 2023 on behalf of Jeffrey Nuziard, Matthew Piper and Christian Brucker. The MBDA sought to serve "minority business enterprises (MBEs) owned and operated by African Americans, Asian Americans, Hasidic Jews, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and Pacific Islanders." The agency was created as part of a presidential executive order in the 1960s, and permanently authorized through the Infrastructure Act in 2021. All three plaintiffs sought to use the MBDA to support their businesses, but were unable to do so because of their race, according to the lawsui

 

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