The American Bar Association has chosen a Trump-targeted firm to defend it against a lawsuit from a group directed by affirmative action foe Edward Blum.
The ABA tapped lawyers at Jenner & Block, including partner Joseph Torres and associate Katherine Funderburg, for its defense in a suit over a scholarship for racial and ethnic minorities, according to Tuesday court filings.
The American Alliance for Equal Rights, an anti-DEI group led by Blum, sued the professional lawyers group in Illinois federal court Saturday alleging it practices racial discrimination through its Legal Opportunity Scholarship. The scholarship offers $15,000 to 20-25 first-year law ...
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