United States: Assembly Bill 979, California's Board Diversity Statute, Ruled Unconstitutional - Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

On May 15, 2023, the Eastern District of California ruled that California Assembly Bill No. 979 ("AB 979") violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1981.