Kevin Harris, founder of the Alexandria Minority Business Association, noted that the city hosted several engagement meetings before rolling out the final program. Instead, we will review options to use this funding to meet the needs of our diverse small business community in a more comprehensive and sustainable way, and look forward to launching a program that achieves that goal,” the statement continues. “Upon review of the lawsuit and the program, we have decided we will not launch the program as currently proposed. However, the statement also said that Alexandria remains focused on finding equitable solutions to address the issues facing residents and that more details will be available “in the coming months.” 13, the city released another statement, saying it would not launch the program in its current state. 24, the city initially said in a statement that the program would be placed on hold while it evaluated the lawsuit. “Plaintiff, a business in Alexandria who wants to apply for the program but is excluded because its owner is the wrong race, is entitled to relief.” “The Equal Protection Clause prohibits Alexandria from discriminating based on race, and this express racial exclusion cannot possibly satisfy strict scrutiny,” the lawsuit reads. Tridentis claimed in the lawsuit that the program would have been “blatantly illegal.” The program would have allowed eligible businesses – or those with at least 51% Black, indigenous and people of color ownership – to apply for grant funding from $1,000 to $7,000 on a first come, first served basis.
10, recipients were to be announced in March and grants were to be distributed in April. The lawsuit came just before the program was set to open applications on Jan.
#Strict scrutiny podcast how to#
Now, residents and city officials are working to figure out how to revive the program – legally, this time. You can listen to episode two, Leg Day, here.The City of Alexandria recently pumped the brakes on a small business program aimed at supporting minority owned organizations after Tridentis, a local engineering firm, filed a lawsuit alleging that the program violated the Fourteenth Amendment by excluding the firm’s white owner. You can listen to episode one, Sipping My Tea, here.Īnd our most recent episode, which we released yesterday, discusses the Court’s death penalty and Armed Career Criminal Act cases. We focused on the census and partisan gerrymandering cases, as well as stare decisis. Our very first episode is a recap of the Court’s last term. You can listen to the teaser, Is This Thing On?, here. But we’re also releasing a few episodes over the summer.
#Strict scrutiny podcast full#
We will be starting up full time in the fall when the Court’s next term begins. The podcast is produced by the wonderful Melody Rowell. Melissa Murray, Jaime Santos, Kate Shaw, and I recently launched Strict Scrutiny, a podcast about the Supreme Court and the legal culture that surrounds it. The Supreme Court term may be over, but fear not-there’s a (new) place to go for commentary on the Court (and the legal culture that surrounds it) to get your fix during the calm before the storm.
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