“Out of Order!” American Bar Association Targets DEI Mandates

The American Bar Association just pulled the plug on its Standard 206 DEI mandates for law schools.

And honestly, it’s about time someone turned off the woke machine in a law system.

The days of diversity quotas are ending.

This is about trusting that the write lawyers make the cut.

So, raise a glass—or a gavel—to common sense making a comeback.

Of course, this still comes with liberals protesting and crying ‘unfair!’

But they’ll just have to ‘get over it’. Isn’t that what they’ve been telling us for years?

Yesterday, the American Bar Association voted to suspend enforcement of Rule 206 – a DEI requirement for the student bodies and faculties of law schools.

This is a victory for common sense!We are bringing meritocracy back to the legal system.🇺🇸

— Pam Bondi (@PamBondi) February 22, 2025

Fox News reports:

The American Bar Association (ABA) has voted to suspend its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) standard for law schools as the Trump administration looks to gut all programs and initiatives associated with DEI within the federal government.

The council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted to pause its current standard, known as Rule 206, until Aug. 31 while it reviews a proposed revision to the rule, according to the ABA Journal. The vote took place at the council’s quarterly meeting in San Antonio Friday.

The council’s standards committee said it would assess the proposed changes in light of recent actions by the Trump administration to ensure it can enforce the standard in compliance with the law.

The Trump administration has threatened cuts in federal funding for academic institutions and universities that continue with DEI programs. Trump has also issued executive orders to target DEI in the federal government and private sector.

Daniel Thies, chair-elect of the council and co-chair of its Strategic Review Committee, said the move to suspend the standard was necessary.

“The committee’s view is that with the executive orders and the law being in flux, it would be an extreme hardship for law schools if our standards were to require them to do certain things that may cause them to take more litigation risks and potentially violate the law,” Thies said, according to the ABA Journal.

Members of the council’s managing director’s office will visit law schools this spring and provide written guidance, the ABA Journal reported.

Attorney General Pam Bondi hailed the decision as a “victory for common sense.”

American Bar Association votes to stop enforcing DEI standard for law schoolshttps://t.co/3CAyvkDl1C

— Ed Welch (@dsrved759) February 22, 2025

A DEI lawyer gets called out.

We’re going back to a merit based system.