The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) has filed another lawsuit targeting what it calls a discriminatory, race-based program. This time, the McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program, a $60 million scholarship initiative aimed at supporting minority students seeking doctoral degrees, is under fire.

WILL argues that the program’s exclusion of certain groups, including white, Asian, Arab, Jewish, and some Latino students, constitutes illegal discrimination. “Denying a student the chance to compete for a scholarship based on their skin color is not only discriminatory but also demeaning and unconstitutional,” said Scott Walker, president of Young America’s Foundation, a conservative college-based organization represented by WILL in the lawsuit, according to Wisconsin Right Now.

The McNair Program is designed to assist low-income and first-generation college students or those who are part of underrepresented groups in higher education. However, WILL attorney Dan Lennington contends that any attempt to “balance the races” or create “equal outcomes” violates the rights of students excluded based on their race. “Students excluded are being taught that their race is a negative, and that their government doesn’t value them as individuals,” Lennington stated.

WILL has been an opponent of race-based programs, leading multiple legal challenges at both state and federal levels. The organization’s goal is to eliminate racial preferences in public policy, aiming for what they describe as “complete racial neutrality.”