Determining Who’s Entitled to Slavery Reparations Could Leave States Vulnerable to Slew of Legal Challenges

Warnings come as states and cities progress with funding their programs.

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A crowd listens to speakers at a reparations rally outside of City Hall at San Francisco, March 14, 2023. AP/Jeff Chiu

As cities and states charge ahead with reparations efforts, questions are swirling about whether the programs are constitutional and how eligibility would be determined, with one observer saying the government trying to prove whether Black people are actually Black highlights “the insanity” of the programs. 

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