A study by law professors from Yale, New York, and Northwestern universities revealed a significant decline in racial diversity among law students, especially at top schools, following state affirmative action bans over the past 28 years. The study found reductions of up to 47% at top law schools and up to 17% overall. Fennemore Craig, a US law firm, is set to bring on about 50 lawyers from Moye White, focusing on expanding in the western US.
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The State Bar of Wisconsin has modified the parameters of a diversity program for law students after a conservative legal advocacy group sued in December, claiming the program discriminates based on race https://t.co/lEBGo8Px7P @Karen_Sloan1 https://t.co/1QU9yrNDN8
Wisconsin's state bar association agreed to change its definition of "diversity" as part of a lawsuit settlement. | @dezward01 https://t.co/1xciDyrVv9
ICYMI. While many legal professionals have been advocating for the terminology to change, others say it's important to maintain a distinction. https://t.co/sPHpyDbZXO
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Representation of minority students in public law schools has “decreased substantially” in states that banned affirmative action after 1996, according to a study of first-year law students. https://t.co/KSyNPUGFIi #diversity #legaleducation
Racial diversity among law students declined by as much as 17% in the wake of state affirmative action bans over the past 28 years, a new study has found, with a reduction of up to 47% at top law schools https://t.co/F1B6pqAMiS 1/5 https://t.co/2iJDa7vICx
Racial diversity among U.S. law school students has dropped by as much as 17% following affirmative action bans in 12 states over the past 28 years, with the biggest reduction in minority shares at the country's top-ranked schools. https://t.co/nPv2lI1xdg https://t.co/R022PZDEiT
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A study by a trio of law professors from Yale, New York and Northwestern universities found that law schools ranked among the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report saw the largest diversity declines after affirmative action bans, with reductions of 36% to 47% https://t.co/YJSEm749ZR https://t.co/5xxc56dACo
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