The Pacific Legal Foundation and physician organization Do No Harm are suing Tennessee over racial quotas required to serve on the state's boards and commissions.
The 13-page lawsuit filed in U.S District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee says laws that require the governor to appoint members based on race violate the 14th Amendment.
The lawsuit specifically aims at the state's Board of Medical Examiners and Board of Chiropractic Examiners. State law requires the governor to "strive to ensure the full twelve-member board is composed of at least . . . one (1) person who is an African-American" on the board, according to the lawsuit.
