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« Last post by SVPete on February 12, 2026, 02:35:28 PM »San Francisco taxpayers sue over race-based reparations ordinance
https://pacificlegal.org/press-release/san-francisco-taxpayers-sue-over-race-based-reparations-ordinance/
https://pacificlegal.org/press-release/san-francisco-taxpayers-sue-over-race-based-reparations-ordinance/
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San Francisco, California; February 5, 2026: Several San Francisco residents, as well as the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, filed a lawsuit today challenging an ordinance establishing a reparations fund for black San Franciscans. The plaintiffs allege that the ordinance, which allows taxpayer money to be used to administer the fund, violates the Equal Protection Clause by discriminating on the basis of race.
“Acknowledging past injustice does not give the government license to spend public resources on programs that sort people by race and ancestry today,” said Andrew Quinio, an attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation. “The Constitution requires the city to address proven harm directly, not through sweeping racial and ancestral classifications. This lawsuit is about ensuring that all Americans are treated as individuals under the law and not forced to subsidize government policies that collectively bind them to history that they did not experience or inflict.”
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