Edward Blum has brought a suit against diversity programs at Perkins Coie and Morrison Foerster
Edward Blum, president of Students for Fair Admissions, speaks to members of the media during a protest against Harvard University's admission process at Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. Harvard University was sued by a group that claims their law school illegally used race and gender as criteria for selecting law students to staff their most elite academic journals, a suit that comes amid growing scrutiny of affirmative action in college admissions.
“This kind of rank discrimination was never lawful, even before SFFA v. Harvard held that colleges cannot use race in admissions,” the suit alleges.Blum founded Students for Fair Admissions, which won the Supreme Court against Harvard and the University of North Carolina where the top court overturned affirmative action. Blum’s newest vehicle, The American Alliance for Equal Rights, filed the lawsuits against the international firms over fellowships that target hiring of diverse candidates.
Perkins Coie posted on its website “we re-affirm our commitment to building a more diverse and inclusive workplace and legal profession” following the Supreme Court’s decision. The Seattle-founded firm has diversity fellowships for 1L and 2L students from underrepresented backgrounds, according to the firm’s site.
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