The decision was 'declared unconstitutional one of the most blatant and significant attacks in the modern era on constitutional prohibitions against discrimination,' Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement.
A Los Angeles judge ruled Friday that California's landmark law mandating that corporations diversify their boards with members from certain racial, ethnic or LGBT groups is unconstitutional.Linda Davidson /The Washington Post via Getty Images
The brief ruling granted summary judgment to Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group that sought a permanent injunction against the measure that was signed into law last year. The ruling didn't explain the judge's reasoning. The measure requires publicly traded corporate boards to have a member from an"underrepresented community," including LGBT, Black, Latino, Asian, Native American or Pacific Islander.The decision"declared unconstitutional one of the most blatant and significant attacks in the modern era on constitutional prohibitions against discrimination," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement.