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Court rules Biden admin can't discriminate based on race for small business loans

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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 sued the Minority Business Development Agency, a federal agency that was expanded under the Biden administration and charged with supporting minority-owned businesses, in March 2023.

The court ruled Wednesday that the MBDA violated the Constitution’s core requirement of equal treatment under the law and that the government agency can no longer run programs or grants based on race.

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