Critical race theory has its day in court

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A judge on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote a stinging opinion against so-called “equity.”

Last month, a U.S. 5th Circuit Court decision reinstated part of a lawsuit by a black property owner in Texas who claims that a harbor expansion project “has used coercive means to obtain property in the East End,” which is a historically black neighborhood. In a concurring opinion, Trump-appointed Judge James C. Ho took aim at a basic premise adopted by critical race theory’s advocates.

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