Plaintiff challenges an Illinois statute that established the Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship, arguing that the scholarship violates the Equal Protection Clause by restricting eligibility to aspiring teachers from racially and ethnically marginalized groups.

On December 20, 2024, Defendant, Pritzker, asked the court to dismiss the case, arguing that Plaintiff lacked standing because neither the organization nor its members had suffered concrete harm from the scholarship eligibility criteria. Pritzker specifically claimed that the complaint’s reference to one unnamed member of the organization was insufficient, as naming the member was necessary for Plaintiff and the court to determine if they were genuinely ready and able to apply for the scholarship without the eligibility criteria.

In response to the motion to dismiss, Plaintiff argued that disclosing the unnamed member's identity was unnecessary to establish they had experienced or were likely to experience concrete harm required for standing. Plaintiff asserted they had provided sufficient facts to show the unnamed member would be ready and able to apply for the scholarship if not for the requirement that applicants belong to a racially or ethnically marginalized group.