印第安纳州总检察长托德·罗基塔已起诉该州负责高中体育事务的机构，原因是一项政策为董事会保留了两个人族裔少数人士席位。
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has sued the state’s governing body for high school athletics over a policy that reserves two seats on its board of directors for racial minorities.
这起诉讼于周三在马里恩县高等法院提起，旨在迫使印第安纳州高中体育协会（IHSAA）取消一项规定，即从其19个董事会席位中为“合格少数族裔人士”保留两个席位。该协会的章程将少数族裔董事定义为“不是白人男性或女性的个人”。
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Marion County Superior Court, seeks to force the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) to eliminate a provision reserving two of its 19 board seats for "qualified minorities." The association’s bylaws define a minority director as "an individual other than a white male or female."
“印第安纳州的学生不应由一个依据种族挑选领导者的体育协会来管理，”罗基塔在宣布提起诉讼的声明中说。“IHSAA的配额规定向孩子们表明，用肤色而不是能力来评判别人是恰当的。”特朗普政府推动在联邦政府中废除DEI的努力随着一项新招聘规定的出台而迈出里程碑式一步。“这种做法在印第安纳州的教育体系中不应存在，而且无论如何，法律也不允许这样做，”他继续说。
"Hoosier students should not be governed by a sports association that picks its leaders based on race," Rokita said in a statement announcing the lawsuit. "IHSAA’s quota tells kids that skin color, rather than merit, is an appropriate way to judge people." TRUMP ADMIN'S PUSH TO SCRAP DEI IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TAKES LANDMARK STEP WITH NEW HIRING RULE "That lesson has no place in Indiana’s education system, and, regardless, the law does not permit it," he continued.
“IHSAA的宗旨是培养品格。以种族作为遴选IHSAA董事会领导成员的检验标准恰恰背道而驰。经过数月的拖延，该协会令我们别无选择，只能采取法律行动。”州提交的诉状称，这项配额构成了“公开的种族分类”，仅基于种族就对待潜在董事会成员的方式存在差异。诉状指控IHSAA违反了印第安纳州的非营利组织法律，滥用其权力、不当使用公司资产，并且其行为与所宣称的服务公众目的不一致。
"The IHSAA exists to build character. A racial litmus test for choosing leadership on the IHSAA’s board does the opposite, and after months of delay, the Association left us no choice but to take legal action." The state’s complaint alleges the quota constitutes an "overt racial classification" that treats potential board members differently based solely on their race. It accuses the IHSAA of violating Indiana’s nonprofit laws by abusing its authority, misapplying corporate assets and acting inconsistently with its stated public purpose.
诉讼请求法院发布永久禁令，要求IHSAA立即从其章程中删除种族资格条件，并禁止该协会今后通过任何基于种族分配董事会席位的政策。诉讼还请求法院确认现有条款违反印第安纳州法律。
The lawsuit asks the court to issue a permanent injunction requiring the IHSAA to immediately remove the racial qualification from its bylaws and prohibit the association from adopting future policies that allocate board seats based on race. It also seeks a declaration that the existing provisions violate Indiana law.
IHSAA周四发表声明为其政策辩护，并表示对罗基塔提起诉讼感到失望。
The IHSAA defended its policies in a statement Thursday and said it was disappointed Rokita proceeded with litigation.
“IHSAA坚决反对任何认为我们的章程违反了联邦和州民权法律、或认为我们滥用非营利组织地位的言论，”该组织表示。“相反，IHSAA致力于为印第安纳州的所有学生运动员和成员学校提供服务。为了实现这一目标，我们非常重视在那些负责指导和支持全州学校体育活动的人士中保持广泛的代表性及多元化的观点。”
"The IHSAA disagrees with any suggestion that our bylaws violate federal and state civil rights laws or in any way constitute an abuse of its nonprofit status," the organization said. "To the contrary, the IHSAA is committed to serving all student-athletes and member schools throughout Indiana. Consistent with that mission, we value broad representation and diverse perspectives among those who help guide and support interscholastic athletics across the state."
该组织还指出，尽管他们愿意通过既定的治理结构和章程审查程序来考虑罗基塔（Rokita）提出的担忧，但这起诉讼仍然被提起了。
The organization added that the lawsuit was filed despite its willingness to consider Rokita’s concerns through its "established governance and bylaw review processes."
声明中写道：“一个多世纪以来，IHSAA一直代表其成员学校管理高中体育事务。遗憾的是，像今天这样的诉讼事件分散了人们对真正重要的事情——即学生运动员——的关注。”这起诉讼标志着这场争议的最新升级，而这场争议最早是在去年公开曝光的。
"For more than a century, the IHSAA has governed high school athletics on behalf of its member schools," the statement said. "It is unfortunate that distractions like today’s lawsuit take away from what really matters: the student-athletes." The lawsuit marks the latest escalation in a dispute first brought into public view last year.
： Fox News Digital 在 2025 年 5 月报道称，Pacific Legal Foundation 和 Equal Protection Project 曾致函要求 IHSAA 删除其董事会选拔程序中的种族和性别相关要求。根据当时的章程规定，董事会应由 19 名成员组成，其中包括两名“合格的女性代表”和两名“合格的少数族裔代表”。这些组织警告称，如果这些规定不被取消，他们可能会采取法律行动。
CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Fox News Digital reported in May 2025 that the Pacific Legal Foundation and Equal Protection Project had sent a letter demanding that the IHSAA remove race- and sex-based requirements from its board-selection process. At the time, the bylaws provided for a 19-member board that included two "qualified female representatives" and two "qualified minorities." The groups warned that legal action could follow if the provisions were not removed.
Equal Protection Project 的创始人威廉·A·雅各布森（William A. Jacobson）当时对 Fox News Digital 表示：“我们希望 IHSAA 能做出正确的决定，主动修改这些歧视性的章程条款；但如果他们不这么做，我们将考虑所有法律途径。”
"We hope that IHSAA will do the right thing and voluntarily remedy the discriminatory bylaws provisions, but if it does not, all legal options are on the table," Equal Protection Project founder William A. Jacobson told Fox News Digital at the time.
Pacific Legal Foundation 的律师劳拉·达戈斯蒂诺（Laura D’Agostino）也认为，应该根据候选人的资格来评估他们，而不是根据他们的种族或性别特征。
Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Laura D’Agostino similarly argued that candidates should be evaluated on their qualifications rather than their demographic characteristics.
“公共委员会应反映所有公民的才能和奉献精神，而不是任意划分的种族或性别类别，”德阿戈斯蒂诺告诉“福克斯新闻”数字网。“每个想要站出来服务社区的人，都应因自己能为社区带来什么而受到鼓励，而不是因为其身份而受到阻碍。”根据新提交的诉状，罗基塔办公室还于2026年4月单独要求印第安纳州高中体育协会（IHSAA）取消其种族配额。该协会于6月回应称，不同意州总检察长的法律立场，但将在2027年5月下一轮章程修订时考虑此事。
"Public boards should reflect the talents and commitment of all citizens, not arbitrary categories of race or sex," D’Agostino told Fox News Digital. "Every individual who wants to step up and serve their community should be encouraged to do so based on what they bring to the table, not held back because of who they are." According to the new complaint, Rokita’s office separately directed the IHSAA in April 2026 to remove its racial quota. The association responded in June that it disagreed with the attorney general’s legal position but would consider the issue during its next round of bylaw amendments in May 2027.
经过进一步通信联络以及8月25日与IHSAA执行委员会会面后，局势未立即发生变化，罗基塔办公室遂提起诉讼。
After further correspondence and an Aug. 25 meeting of the IHSAA Executive Committee produced no immediate change, Rokita’s office proceeded with the lawsuit.
诉状称，自1993年以来，IHSAA在董事会成员准入方面一直采用某种形式的种族身份要求。根据该诉状，现行的相关定义自该协会2001—02年度章程出台以来一直沿用。
The complaint says the IHSAA has used some form of a racial requirement for board membership since 1993. The current definition has remained in place since the association’s 2001-02 bylaws, according to the filing.
这起诉讼针对的是为少数族裔保留的两个席位。诉状并未要求法院取消为女性代表设立的两个董事会席位。
The lawsuit targets the two seats reserved for racial minorities. It does not ask the court to eliminate the two board seats designated for female representatives.