Recent events, including an executive order on flag burning and comments and actions from elected and appointed officials with respect to comic material on broadcast television, have raised the specter of First Amendment violations.

The American Bar Association remains committed to its long-time policies and positions that reject the use of racial profiling in law enforcement and immigration enforcement activities.

The American Bar Association (ABA) is maintaining its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) despite intensified political pressure from the Trump administration and recent legal developments that have challenged the organization’s authority and policies. During a recent forum in Cleveland, ABA leadership reaffirmed the association’s belief that DEI is essential to the excellence and […]

The American Bar Association will temporarily suspend enforcement of its diversity and inclusion standard for law schools.

Two major U.S. state bar associations have pushed back after President Donald Trump took aim at efforts to promote more diversity in the legal profession.

The Republicans take issue with ABA's Standard 206, which they say requires law schools to emphasize race-based admissions and hiring processes.

"Law schools would have to train students in bias racism and crosscultural competency under a proposal before the American Bar Association's policymaking body this month."

"America was founded on the principle that all men are created equal. Throughout our history we have not always lived up to that self-evident truth. This has been especially true in our criminal justice system."

"A new survey released by the ABA on Thursday found stark divisions based on age and race when it comes to believing that there are racial biases built into the rules procedures and practices of the justice system."

"A recent American Bar Association study found that the legal profession in America has remained overwhelmingly white and male over the last decade and that racial diversity among lawyers has actually regressed in some respects"

"The ABA Legal Education Police Practices Consortium aims to contribute to the national effort examining and addressing legal issues in policing and public safety including conduct oversight and the evolving nature of police work. The Consortium will leverage the ABA's expertise and that of participating ABA accredited law schools to collaborate on projects to develop and implement better police practices throughout the United States. "