ANTONIO VITOLO; JAKE’S BAR AND GRILL, LLC v. ISABELLA CASILLAS GUZMAN, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Articles

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ANTONIO VITOLO; JAKE’S BAR AND GRILL, LLC v. ISABELLA CASILLAS GUZMAN, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Posted by: Karen Belcher on May 28, 2021

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON MOTIONS AND REPLY: Daniel P. Lennington, WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW & LIBERTY, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for Appellants.

Attorneys 2: ON RESPONSE: Marleigh D. Dover, Jack Starcher, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Judge(s): NORRIS, DONALD, and THAPAR, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: On Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal and to Expedite Appeal. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville; No. 3:21-cv-00176—Travis Randall McDonough, District Judge.

THAPAR, Circuit Judge. This case is about whether the government can allocate limited coronavirus relief funds based on the race and sex of the applicants. We hold that it cannot. Thus, we enjoin the government from using these unconstitutional criteria when processing Antonio Vitolo’s application.

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