Trump admin wants to stop Illinois city’s reparations effort for ‘simply handing out money based on race’
DOJ Civil Rights Division contends Evanston’s reparations program violates the Equal Protection Clause by distributing $25,000 housing grants based solely on race.
In a filing submitted by the Department of Justices Civil Rights Division, federal prosecutors sought on Tuesday to join an existing class-action lawsuit challenging the City of Evanstons “Local Repa…