21 Attorneys General Demand Revisions to Law School Admissions Standards

They argue that the American Bar Association’s Diversity and Inclusion policy is incompatible with the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against affirmative action.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. Courtesy of Jonathan Skrmetti

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and attorneys general from 20 other states have called for significant revisions to the American Bar Association’s (ABA)  Standards and Rules of Procedure for the Approval of Law Schools.

The attorneys general claim in a letter that ABA standards direct law school administrators to violate both the Constitution and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibit employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.