LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles judge ruled Friday that a California landmark law that requires companies to differentiate their boards with members of certain racial, ethnic or LGBT groups is unconstitutional. The brief handed down a brief ruling to Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group seeking a permanent injunction against the measure, which was signed into law last year. The decision did not explain the judge’s reasoning. CAITLYN JENNER REVEALS ISSUES THAT CARES HER: “I AM NOT A TRANS ACTIVIST” The measure requires corporate boards of listed companies headquartered in California to have a member of a “underrepresented community,” including LGBT, black, Latino, Asian, Native American, or Pacific Islands. The lawsuit alleges that he violated the constitutional clause of equal protection of the state. SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 06/11/2017: San Jose’s Equality and LGBTQ Rights March in downtown San Jose, June 11, 2017. California, USA. (Photo by Marji Lang / LightRocket via Getty Images) The ruling “declared unconstitutional one of the most egregious and significant attacks in modern times on constitutional prohibitions against discrimination,” said Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton. GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM BAKED BECAUSE HE TOLD DISNEY TO “BRING BACK TO WORK” IN CALIFORNIA: “GOOD SUCCESS WITH THIS” Messages requesting comments from the state were not returned immediately on Friday night. However, in its testimony before the court, the State argued that the measure “did not discriminate or confer any privileged treatment on any person or group on the basis of race, sex, color, nationality or ethnic origin in public office, employment, public education or public procurement “. In this photo file, California Gavin Newsom speaks in San Francisco. (AP Photo / Jeff Chiu, Archive) However, no companies were fined and the state claimed that no tax dollars were actually used to enforce the measure. CALIFORNIA PRESCHOOL SONGS COUNTING PARENTS: “CLOTHES ITS STUDENTS” The law requires companies to include at least one member of an under-represented community on their boards by December 31 of last year, either adding a position or filling a vacancy. By December 31 of this year, each company must include a minimum number of such members based on the total size of the board. A Diversity on Boards report released in March by the foreign minister found that about 300 of the 700 or so companies had complied. However, half of the companies did not submit the required disclosure statement. ARCHIVE – This video taken by the Governor’s Office shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a bill to set up a working group to make recommendations on how to compensate black Americans on September 30, 2020, in Sacramento, California. (Governor’s Office via AP, Archive) (AP) A lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch in Los Angeles challenges another state law that requires a female executive on corporate boards. CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION This three-year law was in shaky ground from the beginning with a legislative analysis that said it could be difficult to defend even the then Governor. Jerry Brown says he signed it despite the possibility of it being overturned by a court. The state defended the law as constitutional, saying it was necessary to reverse a culture of discrimination that favored men and was implemented only after other measures failed.
