Republican AGs Warn Law Firms to Drop Race-Quota Programs After SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling

Activists from the Asian American Coalition for Education protest against affirmative action outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on June 29, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A group of five Republican state attorneys general issued a letter to top law firms throughout the United States on Tuesday, warning them to discontinue any programs to hire, retain, or promote individuals based on their race.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen organized the letter (pdf), which is directed at managing partners, chairs, and CEOs of American Lawyer (Am Law) 100 Firms, and warns against race-based human resource practices. Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron also signed onto the letter.