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Report: ABA May Roll Back More Diversity Rules

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 16, 2026

The ABA's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar may be poised to roll back more of its diversity rules this summer, Reuters reports. The council may consider two proposals at the ABA Annual Meeting that would reshape law school requirements. First, the ABA could eliminate a 2022 rule requiring law schools to educate students about bias, racism and cross-cultural competency at the start and end of their studies. Second, it could pare down a detailed rule that requires law schools to maintain non-discrimination policies covering protected groups — including race, gender identity, sexual orientation and disability. In its place, the group is considering a simpler requirement that schools prohibit discrimination "in violation of applicable federal, state and local law." Read more about these proposals, which have been put out for comment. The group previously repealed a diversity standard and changed criteria for its law school scholarships.

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