TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Aug 22, 2023

A group that led the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to affirmative action in college admissions has sued two major U.S. law firms over their minority fellowships, reports Reuters. The American Alliance for Equal Rights, founded by conservative activist Edward Blum, has accused the firms Perkins Coie and Morrison & Foerster of unlawfully discriminating against white candidates by limiting which law students could be considered for paid fellowships geared toward promoting diversity. The lawsuits allege the fellowships violate the Civil Rights Act of 1866, a federal law adopted after the Civil War that bars racial bias in private contracts.