Attorneys general from 21 states, led by Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti, have called on the American Bar Association (ABA) to revise its accreditation standards for law schools. The AGs, all Republicans, argue that the current standards, which include race-based criteria for admissions and hiring, are unlawful and conflict with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down race-conscious admissions policies. The letter, also signed by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, specifically targets ABA Standard 206, which governs diversity and inclusion within law schools. The AGs assert that the ABA's diversity requirements could lead to potential discrimination violations and cite the SFFA v. Harvard case as a precedent.
Republican attorney general from 21 states say the ABA's accreditation arm should change its standards on diversity for law schools after SCOTUS ruling striking down race-conscious college and university admissions policies. Subscribe to The Daily Docket: https://t.co/s1z0JFiNQe https://t.co/s7xfQ5R02F
More than 20 Republican state attorneys general warned the American Bar Association of potential discrimination violations over diversity requirements in the Bar’s law school accreditation system in a letter. https://t.co/Pj0CyAIcb4
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In a letter to the ABA's accreditation arm, a group of 21 Republican attorneys general said they should change its standards on diversity for law schools, as it runs afoul of US Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious admissions policies https://t.co/0XXlbB29DQ https://t.co/zKPB7C0H8H
21 states say ABA's law school diversity rule runs afoul of U.S. Supreme Court decision https://t.co/cXZj6rndcj https://t.co/fRWfgblEdJ
Attorneys general from 21 states say the American Bar Association's accreditation arm should change its standards on diversity for law schools in light of a landmark SCOTUS ruling striking down race-conscious college and university admissions policies https://t.co/0XXlbB2Hto https://t.co/HeU6HUHU4O
Several AGs Push The ABA’s Accreditation Criteria To Comply With SFFA v. Harvard https://t.co/AEx62ynEn4
21 state AGs sign letter demanding changes to ABA diversity standard for law schools. https://t.co/PSiexarAY6 #ABA #diversity #legaleducation @juliannehill
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The company has been the subject of warnings from several other state attorneys general. https://t.co/sX38hXAaGl
The letter, which includes Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody among the signatories, highlighted concerns with ABA Standard 206, which governs diversity and inclusion within law schools. https://t.co/goAOIZnXfq
21 State AGs Urge ABA to Remove Race-Based Criteria from Law School Accreditation https://t.co/z4OM87zcVd
21 State AGs Urge ABA to Remove Race-Based Criteria from Accreditation https://t.co/sgonJyhGYA
Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti and 20 other state AGs call on American Bar Association to abandon accreditation standard for law schools that requires law schools to engage in unlawful race-based admissions and hiring. https://t.co/qHEWd7I9ew