Center for Individual Rights

BREAKING: CIR returns our Corporate Transparency Act case to the Supreme Court, where we're defending small business owners against an "Orwellian" law that treats entrepreneurs like suspects. Read more:

Small Business Owners Ask Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to “Orwellian” Law That Treats Entrepreneurs as Suspects - Center for Individual Rights Washington, DC—Running a dairy farm shouldn’t require registering your personal information in a federal law-enforcement database. But that’s exactly what Congress demanded when it passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Today, the Center for Individual Rights (CIR) returned to the Suprem...

Meet Richard Raseley: Portland dad, longtime school volunteer, and founder of Families for Fair School Funding. Now, Richard and FFSF are suing to overturn two of Portland Public Schools’ funding policies that illegally discriminate based on race.

Portland Public School’s “equity funding” policy explicitly grants additional staff and resources to schools based in part on the racial composition of their student bodies. And its new fundraising policy cuts off millions of dollars in community support for kids.

CIR is proud to represent Richard and Families for Fair School Funding in their challenge to Portland’s race-based school funding policies. Learn more about FFSF and their fight for fairness:

Portland Parent Group Joins Federal Challenge to Portland Public Schools’ Race-Based Funding Policies - Center for Individual Rights This lawsuit is challenging two District policies that distribute school resources based on race and ban parents from donating to their own children’s schools.

Portland Public Schools uses an “equity allocation” formula that distributes staffing partly based on student race. Two schools with identical needs can receive different funding solely because of racial composition of the student body. CIR’s lawsuit will end this unconstitutional conduct.

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Stopping Race-Based Funding and Restoring Fairness in Portland Public Schools - Center for Individual Rights A Portland parent is suing Portland Public Schools over its race-based “equity allocation” formula and fundraising restrictions, arguing they violate the Fourteenth Amendment and undermine fairness in public education.

This case asks a basic question: will the government treat people as individuals, or as members of racial categories?

Our clients aren’t seeking special treatment—they’re seeking fair and equal treatment.

Ending Race-Based Discrimination Across Federal Benefits Programs - Center for Individual Rights The SBA’s 8(a) regulation tells millions of Americans that their race determines their opportunities.