The
ABA
has
been
trying
to
slow
Standard
206’s
bleeding
since
the
Court
handed
down
SFFA
v.
Harvard.
In
short,
the
standard
held
that
law
schools
had
to
take
concrete
actions
showing
a
commitment
to
diversity
by
providing
full
opportunities
to
study
the
law
and
enter
the
profession
to
underrepresented
groups.
If
they
didn’t,
the
school’s
accreditation
could
be
in
jeopardy.
The
ABA
suspended
the
standard
right
at
the
end
of
Black
History
Month
last
year
and
spent
the
interim
time
promising
that
they
weren’t
retreating
from
diversity
despite
all
the
evidence
to
the
contrary.
Though
their
good
gesture
move
of
extending
the
moratorium
didn’t
really
do
anything,
the
barely
breathing
Standard
still
got
played
for
culture
war
fodder.
The
FTC
made
the
ridiculous
argument
that
demanding
diversity
was
making
law
school
expensive,
meanwhile
Texas,
Florida,
and
Tennessee
used
206
as
an
excuse
to
break
off
from
ABA
accreditation
entirely.
A
year
later,
we
close
Black
History
Month
with
the
ABA
proposing
a
repeal
of
Section
206.
Law.com
has
coverage:
Following
an
emotional
discussion
about
the
future
of
the
American
Bar
Association’s
accreditation
standard
that
governs
diversity
and
inclusion
requirements
in
law
school
admissions,
the
ABA’s
Council
of
the
Section
of
Legal
Education
and
Admissions
to
the
Bar
has
decided
to
advance
a
proposal
to
repeal
the
standard.The
council
voted
Friday
to
send
a
proposed
repeal
of
the
standard
out
for
notice
and
comment
and
extend
the
current
suspension
of
Standard
206
until
Aug.
31,
2027.
Emotions
be
damned:
if
you’re
going
to
get
rid
of
it,
just
get
rid
of
it.
If
you
want
to
keep
it
on
the
books
to
spite
the
administration,
fine,
but
do
it
and
stand
firm
for
something.
Stand
on
your
principles,
suffer
the
consequences,
and
hope
that
fate
smiles
on
you
as
it
did
Costco.
But
this
slow
dance
of
“it
breaks
my
heart
to
do
this”
and
“schools
need
clear
rules
to
operate”
muddies
values
and
benefits
no
one.
And
let’s
be
honest.
Pushing
the
decision
off
until
next
year
is
not
that
much
better.
ABA
Weighing
Repeal
of
Law
School
Diversity
Standard
[Law.com]
ABA
Diversity
And
Inclusion
Standard
Looks
Like
It’s
On
Its
Last
Legs
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
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at @WritesForRent.