TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on May 13, 2025

The American Bar Association (ABA) has extended its suspension of a rule requiring law schools to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) through efforts like targeted recruitment of underrepresented groups. The suspension, now lasting until August 2026, comes amid legal challenges, executive orders from the Trump administration and communications from the U.S. Department of Justice. The council overseeing law school accreditation cited “extraordinary circumstances” and potential hardship for schools caught between ABA rules and federal law prohibiting race- and gender-based policies in supporting the extension. The council first voted to suspend enforcement of the rule in February. Bloomberg News has more on the story.