Edward Blum, the conservative activist who ended affirmative action in higher education via the Supreme Court, has turned his attention to law firms.
Fox News contributors Raymond Arroyo and Dr. Nicole Saphier and ‘Outnumbered’ react to parent’s rights issues in New Jersey and Virginia schools.take down affirmative actionEdward Blum, founder of the American Alliance for Equal Rights, filed lawsuits in Texas and Florida federal courts through his organization against international firms Perkins Coie and Morrison & Foerster, accusing them of unlawful racial discrimination against white candidates.
A key aspect of the lawsuits is the connection of fellowship programs to the chance of eventually being hired on as an associate at a firm. AAER's lawsuit claims that associates at Perkins Coie have a starting salary of $190,000, while those at Morrison & Foerster start at $215,000. AAER says candidates for those positions are largely drawn from the fellowship programs, which white candidates are partially excluded from.
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