District Court held Plaintiffs had no standing to sue despite being denied the right to even apply for grant program solely because of the owner's skin color
Equal Protection Project Files Brief Opposing Black-Business-Only Grant Program in “Roberts v. Progressive” Appeal
This Order is erroneous because a plaintiff denied the right to apply for a grant program based solely on his skin color, 281 F.3d 516 , sort of says that, but what it really says is thatreally doesn’t apply to a case like this. . at 20. Where, the Court explained, it is undisputed that a “discrete” decision would have come out the same way regardless of the application of a race-based criterion, “there is no cognizable injury warranting relief.”, 304 F.3d 110 , in which plaintiff’s application for appointment to the police academy was so poor that, 508 U.S. 656, 666 .
Progressive sells insurance, including commercial auto insurance. Progressive also engages in various philanthropic activities, including funding grants that support small businesses. In 2023, via the Grant Program, Progressive offered $25,000 grants to ten Black-owned small businesses. It did so because ultiple studies have shown how. Progressive thus determined to donate funds to alleviate this challenge.
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