ABA Council Votes on Long-Contested Diversity Standard

The ABA Loved DEI Until Its Power Was on the Line

ABA repeals law school diversity rule amid federal and state challenges to its accreditation power.

ABA Council Votes on Long-Contested Diversity Standard

Slated to take place at a special meeting Sept. 8, the vote comes just two weeks after the Trump administration recommended denying the accreditation council federal recognition. After years of heated debate, the American Bar Association’s accreditation council is scheduled to make a final decision Tuesday on whether it will repeal a decades-old standard that requires law schools to “demonstrate by concrete action a commitment to diversity and i…

ABA Legal Ed council repeals DEI standard

{mag_summary}The council for the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted Tuesday to repeal its contentious standard regarding diversity and inclusion,…

American Bar Association votes to reduce diversity requirements

The American Bar Association’s accreditation council voted to remove or downsize three diversity requirements at an Aug. 21 meeting. The ABA accredits 198 law schools, including UT. The vote came on the same day the Department of Education made a recommendation to strip the ABA council of its federal recognition. The American Bar Association’s accreditation...