Law Firms Embrace Roadmap Against Diversity Program Attacks

Oct. 2, 2023, 9:30 AM UTC

US law firms looking for ways to protect diversity programs three months after a US Supreme Court decision have fresh tools from the New York state bar.

A bar task force working on a 30-day deadline issued a plan for firms to protect diversity, equity and inclusion programs after a June 29 Supreme Court decision effectively barred universities from using race as a factor in admissions.

“Our aim is to help firms and institutions minimize unnecessary changes to valuable DEI initiatives that are perfectly legal and good,” said Julie Jones, chair of Ropes & Gray and a member of the ...

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