Jan. 29, 2026
Desegregation is not discrimination: Why the lawsuit against LAUSD distorts history, law and justice
The lawsuit claiming LAUSD's desegregation policies "harm white students" isn't just a misreading of the law--it's a distortion of constitutional history and civil rights jurisprudence.
Areva Martin
Areva Martin is an award-winning civil rights attorney and managing partner of Martin & Martin, LLP. She is also the CEO of Special Needs Network, a California Super Lawyer and on-camera legal analyst.
The recent federal lawsuit, 1776 Project Foundation v. Los Angeles Unified
School District, U.S. District Court C.D. Cal., (2026), alleging that
LAUSD's desegregation-era policies "harm white students," is not merely a
misreading of law--it is a distortion of American constitutional history and
civil rights jurisprudence.
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