{"id":2259665,"date":"2024-06-04T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-attorneys-general-push-american-bar-association-to-end-race-based-advocacy\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T15:28:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:28:31","slug":"state-attorneys-general-push-american-bar-association-to-end-race-based-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-attorneys-general-push-american-bar-association-to-end-race-based-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"State attorneys general urge the American Bar Association to halt race-based advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-attorneys-general-push-american-bar-association-to-end-race-based-advocacy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2259665&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A coalition\u2062 of 21 state\u2062 attorneys general, \u2062led by Tennessee AG \u2064Jonathan \u200bSkrmetti, demands that the American Bar\u2064 Association cease advocating for race-based accreditation. They urge alignment with \u200dthe Supreme \u2063Court&#8217;s stance on affirmative action, raising \u2064concerns about ABA&#8217;s mandate for race consideration in law \u2064school admissions. The AGs emphasize upholding constitutional and civil \u2063rights laws in legal education standards proposed by ABA.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A coalition of 21 state attorneys general is demanding that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/american-bar-association\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>American Bar Association<\/a> end its advocacy for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>race-based accreditation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tennessee<\/a> Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, a Republican, the GOP attorneys general noted in a letter to the ABA, the organization that serves as the accrediting body for U.S. law schools, that a current rule requires law schools to consider race in admissions and employment. The attorneys general are demanding the ABA align with the Supreme Court\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-appeals-court-halts-grant-program-aimed-at-supporting-black-female-entrepreneurs\/\" title=\"Federal Appeals Court Stops Grant Program for Black Female Entrepreneurs\">ruling ending affirmative action<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-supreme-court-has-historic-opportunity-to-end-race-based-college-admissions\/\" title=\"Attorney: Supreme Court Has \u2018Historic Opportunity\u2019 To End Race-Based College Admissions\">race-based admissions practices<\/a> at schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rule of law cannot long survive if the organization that accredits legal education requires every American law school to ignore the Constitution and civil rights law,\u201d Skrmetti said in a press release. \u201cThe American Bar Association has long pursued the high calling of promoting respect for the law and the integrity of the legal profession, and we call on the organization to recommit to those ideals and ensure that its standards for law schools comport with federal law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, ABA standards say that \u201ca law school shall demonstrate by concrete action a commitment to diversity and inclusion by providing full opportunities for the study of law and entry into the profession by members of underrepresented groups, particularly racial and ethnic minorities, and a commitment to having a student body that is diverse with respect to gender, race, and ethnicity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Skrmetti said that if those standards remain in place, every accredited law school in the country could see itself as the target of \u201cpunitive civil rights litigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/content\/dam\/tn\/attorneygeneral\/documents\/pr\/2024\/pr24-47-letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>letter<\/a>, the ABA is in the process of considering revisions due to the Supreme Court ruling in <em>Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard<\/em>. But the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-secretary-of-state-says-democrats-are-criticizing-voting-law-in-order-to-take-over-federal-elections\/\" title=\"GA Secretary Of State Says Democrats Are Criticizing Voting Law In Order To Take Over Federal Elections\">state attorneys general argued<\/a> the proposed revisions would not solve the problem, as they would maintain language about taking \u201cconcrete actions\u201d to achieve racial and gender diversity.<\/p>\n<p>The attorneys general also pointed out that through the proposed revisions, the ABA appears to be \u201ctelling law schools that if they comply with binding nondiscrimination law, their accreditation is in jeopardy\u201d because, quoting the proposed revision, the ABA said, \u201cAny law that purports to prohibit consideration of any of the identity characteristics listed in [the accreditations standards] in admissions or employment decisions is not a justification for a school\u2019s non-compliance with [the racial standard].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The proposed revisions also encourage law schools to find loopholes and \u201cmeans other than those prohibited by law\u201d to achieve the diversity goals, according to the letter.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Skrmetti was joined by the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>The ABA did not respond to a request for comment from the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of 21 state attorneys general led by Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti, a Republican, is calling on the American Bar Association to cease advocating for race-based accreditation. In a letter, the GOP attorneys general highlighted concerns about the ABA, the accrediting body for U.S. law schools, promoting such practices<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":2259666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/iStock-1494529981-1-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2259665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/iStock-1494529981-1-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2259665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2259665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2259665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2259666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2259665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2259665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2259665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}