The American Bar Association, a national organization that helps to set ethical and professional standards for lawyers and judges, has argued in court that it should be free to use race to decide how it awards scholarships, saying the ABA has a First Amendment right to use its money to “advocate for diversity in the legal profession.”
On June 16, the ABA filed a brief in federal court in Chicago in support of its attempt to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the organization of discriminating against white law school students in doling out certain scholarships.
“The ABA has a clearly defined goal of eliminating bias and enhancing diversity in the legal profession, as reflected in its publicly available materials published on its website,” the ABA wrote in its brief.
“In operating (the Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund), the ABA strives to convey a message consistent with that goal: that it seeks to encourage students from traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds to apply to law school, and to provide financial assistance for them to do so.
“This is expressive conduct that is protected by the First Amendment.”
The filing came in response to a lawsuit brought by the group known as the American Alliance for Equal Rights, a conservative legal advocacy group which has filed numerous high profile lawsuits in recent years against governments, law firms, and other businesses and organizations, generally accusing them of anti-white or anti-heterosexual discrimination.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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