Medical schools warn against ‘illegal behavior’ after affirmative action ruling.

EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Legal Group Warns Medical Schools of Lawsuits Over Affirmative Action

Medical schools across the United States that give preferential treatment to minorities and female applicants may face legal action from America First Legal, a conservative legal group. In light of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action, the nonprofit organization, led by former President Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller, has sent letters to “nearly every” U.S. medical school, warning them of potential lawsuits if they continue to discriminate based on race, sex, and national origin in their admissions and faculty hiring processes.

Protecting Equal Opportunity in Medical Education

The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are among the institutions that have received these letters. America First Legal is urging these schools, and others, to put an end to all forms of affirmative action, including any practices that perpetuate discrimination.

“Before the start of the next academic school year, you must announce an official policy prohibiting all preferential treatment based on race, national origin, or sex,” the letters state.

Ensuring Merit-Based Medical Care

Gene Hamilton, Vice President and General Counsel of America First Legal, emphasized the importance of merit-based medical care. He criticized hiring preferences based on race or sex, particularly in the field of healthcare, where people’s lives are at stake.

“Americans should have access to the absolute best medical care in the world — and placing doctors into positions involving life-and-death consequences based on anything other than merit is just wrong,” Hamilton stated.

Expanding Legal Action

Last week, America First Legal also sent a letter to the deans of 200 law schools across the country, warning of potential legal action if they do not comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College case. The ruling found that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did not uphold equal protection in their admissions processes.

Stephen Miller’s letter to Harvard University Law School cautioned against developing admissions schemes that could lead to discriminatory outcomes. He emphasized that engaging in such conduct would be a violation of the Supreme Court ruling and could result in legal consequences.

The Washington Examiner has reached out to both the Perelman School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for their response.

Read America First Legal’s letters to the institutions below:

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