The council of the American Bar Association, which oversees law school accreditation in the United States, moved to scrap a rule forcing colleges to support diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Reuters reported that the move, which occurred on Friday, reversed a decades-old requirement that law schools increase the number of women and racial minorities attending their institutions.
The rule will not officially change until the ABA’s House of Delegates weighs the pivot in early August.
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The requirement may not be altered formally until 2027.
Reuters noted that the rule was suspended in February 2025, one month after President Donald Trump assumed office for a second time.
Trump swiftly moved to discourage DEI within federal agencies and organizations receiving federal funds.
Bloomberg Law reported that the ABA will now replace lists of demographic categories with direction toward laws on the federal, state, and local level banning racial discrimination.
The organization is seeking
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