Perkins Coie DEI Suit Ended by Anti-Affirmative Action Group (1)

An anti-affirmative action group ended litigation against Perkins Coie after the firm opened its diversity fellowship program to all first-year law students.

“The American Alliance for Equal Rights is satisfied that Perkins Coie’s racially discriminatory fellowship program has been eliminated and replaced,” group president Edward Blum said in a statement.

The lawsuit’s dismissal comes two days after Perkins argued the suit was “moot” because of the fellowship program changes. Blum’s two-year old group dropped a similar suit against Morrison Foerster on Oct. 6 after that firm changed its diversity, equity and inclusion fellowship.

“We are pleased to have resolved this ...