An Arkansas medical-marijuana license applicant can’t advance a race-discrimination lawsuit against the private contractor that scored its application, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
The applicant, Absolute Essence LLC, didn’t plausibly allege that the contractor, Public Consulting Group LLC, acted with discriminatory intent when it scored the applications, a requirement for stating a race-discrimination claim under the Arkansas Civil Rights Act, the equal protection clause, or federal civil-rights laws, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said.
The complaint alleged at most that the scoring process had a racially disparate impact, but the supporting facts indicated that …
An Arkansas medical-marijuana license applicant can’t advance a race-discrimination lawsuit against the private contractor that scored its application, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. /quality/90/?url=http://bloomberg-bna-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/4c/f3/395c2fe6461db56173cf306a7b5c/oct5-weed.jpg” title=”Medical Marijuana License Applicant Loses Race-Bias Appeal” /> Read More