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A federal judge denied a class-action motion from five white Asheville residents alleging racial bias against the city of Asheville.

A federal judge has denied class-action status in a lawsuit challenging race-based membership qualifications for an Asheville advisory board. Plaintiffs had argued that the rules discriminate against white applicants to the Human Relations Commission.

Plaintiffs challenging appointments to Asheville's Human Relations Commission are seeking an emergency restraining order and injunction in federal court.

(The Center Square) – A federal lawsuit challenging the appointment process for Asheville’s Human Relations Commission will proceed despite an appointment of the lead plaintiff in the case this week.

The city of Asheville, N.C., has found itself on defense, in a federal courtroom, for requiring that members of a city commission be of certain races.

Plaintiffs challenging appointments to Asheville’s Human Relations Commission are seeking an emergency restraining order and injunction in federal court. They claim the city is using unconstitutional racial preferences in choosing members for the advisory board. Asheville plans to make appointments to the board on Oct. 10.

(The Center Square) – The city of Asheville is facing a federal lawsuit over appointments to its Human Relations Commission that five white residents say discriminate against them because of

The Pacific Legal Foundation is siding with five Asheville-area residents who are suing the city because of racial criteria tied to its Human Relations Commission. PLF and the five plaintiffs filed an amended complaint Tuesday in the case Miall v. Asheville. Plaintiffs argue that Asheville rejected them for the advisory human relations group because they are white.

The city of Asheville wants a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit from five white applicants for the city’s Human Relations Commission. City officials dispute the plaintiffs’ argument that they were rejected from the group because of their race.

ASHEVILLE — Five individuals living in and around Asheville, NC have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Asheville after the City refused…