Wake Up Call: Yale Law’s Diversity Drops Post-Affirmative Action

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• The Yale Law School class of 2027, the first class admitted post-affirmative action, saw its share of students of color decrease by 7% from the previous year’s class. The class of 2027 is composed of approximately 50% students of color, the lowest since 2022 and coming after an eight-year trend of increasing racial diversity. (Yale Daily News)
• Matthew Taylor Morris, a Virginia lawyer, has been temporarily suspended for his role in a conspiracy to distribute ...