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THEFEDERALIST (Shawn Fleetwood) - Congress Spotlights American Bar Association’s Dance With The DEI Devil

The ABA 'has continuously pursued discriminatory DEI practices,' said Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - House task force questions American Bar Association president over DEI policies for law schools

Wednesday’s hearing followed discussions of changes within the ABA in the more than a year since the Education Department issued new guidance on DEI policies and President Trump issued an EO prohibiting them in accrediting bodies.

AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - GOP Lawmakers to Question ABA Leader on DEI Standards Governing Law Schools

House Republicans are turning their attention this week to the American Bar Association (ABA), questioning whether the influential group used its authority over law school […] Source

JUSTTHENEWS (John Solomon) - House takes aim at powerful legal bar group with probe into law school DEI

Rep. Brandon Gil has summoned ABA President Michelle Behnke for questioning at Wednesday's hearing. The ABA is the largest legal trade association in the nation, and has a stranglehold on accreditation of law schools.

DAILYCALLER (Spencer Lombardo) - Watchdog Warns Law School Gatekeeper Could Use ‘Sleight-Of-Hand’ To Hide DEI Mandate

‘ABA’s influence on future lawyers cannot be overstated’

An education watchdog is urging America’s law school accreditor to end rather than hide its policy requiring law schools to embed DEI in their curricula. Defending Education (DE) called for the American Bar Association (ABA) to repeal a policy that requires law students to study DEI , according to a press release Monday. Sixty-two law schools appear to still follow that policy as of April, DE previously reported . (RELATED: Here’s How Law Schools Are Training The Next Generation Of Immigration Activists) The ABA did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. ABA’s Standard 303(c) required law schools to include “bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism” in their graduation…Open

DAILYCALLER (Spencer Lombardo) - Watchdog Warns Law School Gatekeeper Could Use ‘Sleight-Of-Hand’ To Hide DEI Mandate

‘ABA’s influence on future lawyers cannot be overstated’

An education watchdog is urging America’s law school accreditor to end rather than hide its policy requiring law schools to embed DEI in their curricula. Defending Education (DE) called for the American Bar Association (ABA) to repeal a policy that requires law students to study DEI , according to a press release Monday. Sixty-two law schools appear to still follow that policy as of April, DE previously reported . (RELATED: Here’s How Law Schools Are Training The Next Generation Of Immigration Activists) The ABA did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. ABA’s Standard 303(c) required law schools to include “bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism” in their graduation…Open

THEFEDERALIST (Breccan F. Thies) - The American Bar Association Is Unfit To Accredit Law Schools, And The Trump Admin Can Stop Them

Some states have parted ways with the ABA, but federal recognition of the group's accreditation power gives it a monopoly on the entire U.S. legal profession.

JUSTTHENEWS (Just the News Contributor) - Washington state loosens bar exam eligibility, joining wave of states sidelining ABA

Starting in September, Washington will allow graduates of non-ABA-accredited law schools to sit for its bar exam – marking the fourth jurisdiction in recent months to pull back from the association's longstanding gatekeeping role.