A member of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors has sued over Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin suspending the board, claiming it prevented vital oversight, including over the potential introduction of critical race theory in the university curriculum.
The board is one of 42 Defense Department advisory committees that Mr. Austin suspended to consider their “continued utilization,” according to a Pentagon memorandum.
The Air Force Academy board or AFABOV remains shut down despite passing Mr. Austin’s April 30 deadline to complete the review.
Board member Heidi Stirrup, who was appointed by then-President Trump in December, asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for an injunction to restore the board’s function.
In the lawsuit, Ms. Stirrup said that the board is nondiscretionary as a congressionally mandated oversight function and that the defense secretary does not have the authority to suspend its operation.
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