American Bar Association votes to eliminate DEI rule for law schools

American Bar Association Caves On DEI Rule For Law Schools

The rule that required American law schools to uphold DEI is beginning to fade.

American Bar Association Votes to Kill DEI Accreditation Rule for Law Schools * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Jack

The gatekeepers of American legal education just flinched. The American Bar Association’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted on May 15 to eliminate the rule that required accredited law schools to demonstrate a commitment to diversity in recruitment, admissions, and student programming. The rule, known as Standard 206, had already been suspended since February 2025. Now the ABA is moving from a temporary pa…

American Bar Association disbands with DEI accreditation requirement for law schools

In April 2025, President Trump issued an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to assess either the suspension or termination of the ABA as the official accreditor in law schools, citing the DEI requirement as “unlawful.”

American Bar Association Votes to Remove DEI Accreditation Requirement for Law Schools

The American Bar Association approved a measure eliminating a long-standing diversity, equity, and inclusion accreditation rule for law schools amid mounting pressure from the Trump ... The post American Bar Association Votes to Remove DEI Accreditation Requirement for Law Schools first appeared on [your]NEWS.

American Bar Association votes for MASSIVE change regarding DEI policies

The American Bar Association has voted to end diversity, equity, and inclusion policies at law schools after pressure from the Trump administration.The rule required law schools to follow DEI policies in recruitment, admissions, and student programs, but it has been suspended since Feb. 2025 after President Donald Trump began a crackdown on DEI.'It's time for the ABA's monopoly to come to an end.' On Friday, the ABA voted to eliminate the rule p…

ABA Section Votes To Scrap Law School DEI Standards

The American Bar Association's legal education section on Friday voted to eliminate its requirements that law schools show a commitment to diversity in their student body in order to remain accredited, a policy that has been under fire since a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in higher education.