The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty forced the state bar association to suspend its 'Diversity Clerkship Program' after alleging that it is racially discriminatory.
The Wisconsin State Bar suspended their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs after a lawsuit calling them unconstitutional. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty sued the state bar association in December 2023 for administering the 'Diversity Clerkship Program' alleging that it is illegally and racially discriminatory.
The state bar will open the program to all first-year law students attending either Marquette University Law School or the University of Wisconsin Law School regardless of race. Furthermore, any promotional materials of the program created by the State Bar ensure that all students are eligible to participate regardless of race.
Atlanta-based Fearless Fund CEO Arian Simone told Inc. in an interview that conservatives’ efforts to debilitate grant programs geared toward women of color are making inroads, causing her organization to fall apart.
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