"[Advisory Opinion 2023-01A] did not address the potential impact of [recent US Supreme Court decisions] ... which held that race-conscious admissions policies ... violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.... [In] early August 2023, the American Alliance for Equal Rights filed a race discrimination lawsuit ... [alleging that an] asset manager's grant program, which sought to support Black female business owners, violates Section 1981 [of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (which prohibits discrimination in contracting)]." [American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund, No. 23-3424 (N.D. Ga. complaint filed Aug. 2, 2023; 11th Cir. No. 23-13138 injunction granted Sep. 30, 2023)]  MORE >>