Reuters, ABA Sued Over Diversity Scholarships by Conservative Group:
A prominent conservative group sued the American Bar Association on Saturday, alleging that a scholarship program meant to boost the number of racially and ethnically diverse law students is discriminatory.
In a complaint filed in an Illinois federal court, the American Alliance for Equal Rights — led by anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum — alleged that the ABA’s 25-year-old Legal Opportunity Scholarship discriminates against white applicants because they are ineligible to apply. …
The Alliance said it is representing an unnamed white male law school applicant who would apply for the $15,000 Legal Opportunity Scholarship were he eligible. The ABA awards between 20 and 25 such scholarships annually to incoming law students, according to its website.
- ABA Journal, Conservative Group Sues ABA Over Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund Program
- American Alliance for Equal Rights, American Alliance for Equal Rights Sues American Bar Association for Racial Discrimination in Scholarship Program
- Law.com, ‘White Students Not Eligible to Apply’: ABA Facing Lawsuit Over Race-Based Law School Scholarship
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