ABA Bows to Trump, Delays Law School Diversity Rule Again (1)

The American Bar Association is extending its suspension of its diversity, equity and inclusion mandate for law schools.

The council that accredits law schools voted to extend its suspension of a rule that required law schools to make efforts to diversify their staff and student populations in a May 9 meeting. The suggested rule had included race- and gender-based criteria and pointed to specific areas schools can take “concrete” action, including recruitment efforts targeted at groups that have been “disadvantaged in or excluded from the legal profession.”

The suspension now ends August 2026.

This additional blow to the diversity mandate for ...