ABA Settles Scholarship Suit After Disavowing Racial Criteria

By Grace Elletson · April 27, 2026, 12:48 PM EDT

The American Bar Association struck a deal to end a suit claiming a scholarship program for racial and ethnic minorities discriminated against white applicants, in line with a vow it made...

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Case Information

Case Title

American Alliance For Equal Rights v. American Bar Association

Case Number

1:25-cv-03980

Court

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit

440 Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

April 12, 2025