ANALYSIS: Law Students Rave About DEI—But They Aren’t Using It

Backlash against DEI programs isn’t slowing down. Ford Motor Co. and Lowe’s Cos. are two of the several big companies to recently announce that they’re curbing DEI initiatives. Law firms like Perkins Coie, Morrison & Foerster, Fox Rothschild, Winston & Strawn and Susman Godfrey have modified their DEI programs.

And law schools may be the next to come under fire.

But why the retreat? Companies cite the US Supreme Court’s 2023 decision banning affirmative action at universities as one reason. Pressure from activists who threaten to sue, arguing that DEI gives unfair advantages to certain groups over others, likely ...