Judicial Watch Statement on Minnesota Supreme Court’s Rejection of Lawsuit Challenging Racially Discriminatory Minneapolis Teachers’ Contract

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton made the following statement regarding the Minnesota Supreme Court’s opinion, rejecting Judicial Watch’s lawsuit challenging a racially discriminatory Minneapolis teachers’ contract:

The Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the Court of Appeal’s ruling is beyond the pale. Minneapolis Public Schools is unabashedly discriminating against teachers based on their race, and the school district is using taxpayer dollars to do so. The Minnesota Supreme Court’s disgraceful decision not only threatens teachers’ jobs but also prevents Minnesota taxpayers (present and future) from holding their government to account. This woke, racially discriminatory contract cannot stand. Judicial Watch will ask the Trump administration to investigate this blatant civil rights violation and take all necessary steps to ensure teachers do not lose their jobs because of their race.

Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit in August 2022 against Minneapolis Public Schools for violating the Equal Protection Guarantee of the Minnesota Constitution. The school district, supported by the teachers and other public employee unions, asserted that Minnesota taxpayers do not have the right to challenge the illegal spending of taxpayer money by government officials.

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