Watchdog Files Federal Complaint Over Hispanic-Only Program At Two Universities
The Equal Protection Project asked federal regulators June 29 to enforce Title VI against the Youth Leadership Institute's ethnic eligibility rule.
- Equal Protection Project, arm of the Legal Insurrection Foundation, filed the complaint June 29, 2026.
- Youth Leadership Institute program operates on USC and Loyola Marymount University campuses in Los Angeles.
- Complaint cites Title VI and Title II, alleging eligibility restricted to students of Hispanic heritage.
Why it matters: Restricting enrollment by ancestry is the discrimination civil rights law exists to forbid, regardless of which group benefits.
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