"While the suit's aim wasn't unique, the litigation used a strategy that the Pacific Legal Foundation says it hopes to employ in future cases: It cited the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which Congress passed to protect African Americans, to try to stop a financial aid program that helped only Black people. And like the 2023 Supreme Court case that ended affirmative action in college admissions nationwide, the lawsuit alleged that another minority group, Asians, was being harmed by a policy that specifically benefited Black people."
"The San Diego Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropy that administers the Black Alumni Scholarship Fund (BASF) for UCSD students, announced Oct. 15 that the fund was being renamed the Goins Alumni Scholarship Fund (GASF), after scholarship founder Lennon Goins. The website Basf-sandiego.com has been replaced with Gasf-sandiego.com -which no longer says the scholarship application will be sent to all students who identify "on the UC application as Black or African American.""
"A San Diego Foundation spokesperson said in an email that "we do not comment on litigation matters, active or closed." UC San Diego didn't provide Inside Higher Ed an interview or answer written questions; instead, it sent an email saying it is "pleased that this lawsuit was amicably resolved." The email also said "we are committed to complying with all federal and state anti-discrimination laws.""
A conservative nonprofit filed suit challenging a UC San Diego scholarship restricted to Black students, invoking the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 to oppose a race-specific financial aid program. The complaint alleged that Asian students were harmed by a program that exclusively benefited Black students, echoing arguments from the 2023 Supreme Court affirmative-action decision. Plaintiffs dismissed the lawsuit after apparently obtaining the concessions they sought. The San Diego Foundation renamed the Black Alumni Scholarship Fund to the Goins Alumni Scholarship Fund and updated the scholarship website to remove language limiting applications to students identifying as Black or African American. UCSD and the foundation issued brief statements noting the matter's resolution and commitment to anti-discrimination laws.
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