A group founded by prominent anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum has sued Southwest Airlines, alleging that a two-decade-old program that awards free round-trip flights to Hispanic students is racially discriminatory.
A group founded by a prominent anti-affirmative action activist on Monday sued Southwest Airlines, alleging that a two-decade-old program that awards free round-trip flights to Hispanic undergraduate and graduate students is racially discriminatory. Edward Blum's American Alliance for Equal Rights in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Dallas alleged that the airline's program violated federal civil rights laws by excluding non-Hispanic students from eligibility for free tickets. His group alleged that as a result, two Asian and white students who were members of his nonprofit were barred from applying to the program.
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A group founded by a prominent
anti-affirmative action activist on Monday sued Southwest
Airlines, alleging that a two-decade-old program that
awards free round-trip flights to Hispanic undergraduate.