WaPo: “Marcus Brown says the legacy of housing discrimination is easy to see in Birmingham, Ala. — just scroll through the real estate listings. Asking prices on comparable homes can differ by tens of thousands of dollars depending on a single factor: Whether the house is located in a predominantly Black or White neighborhood.
….Since 1990, Alabama has sought to counteract the imbalance by reserving two seats for minorities on the state board that licenses appraisers. The set-asides are now under attack in a case that could affect diversity requirements for scores of state and local boards across the country — and Brown’s group is mounting a rare campaign to fight back.
The case is one of dozens in a broad legal campaign against affirmative action that has proved remarkably effective since the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious college admissions in 2023. Across the country, conservative activists have filed lawsuits challenging a panoply of diversity initiatives, from multibillion-dollar federal contracting programs to corporate hiring practices.”