ABA files brief in support of racial diversity policy at UT Austin

The American Bar Association has filed a brief with the Supreme Court in a dispute over the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race as a factor in undergraduate admissions decisions. The ABA argued the benefits of such diversity measures. The brief put its case thus: “Because the public’s perception of the legal profession often informs impressions of the legal system, a diverse bar and bench create greater trust in the rule of law. If the legal profession is not racially inclusive, the public may conclude that the justice system is unfairly controlled by one racial group and does not represent the interests of the population as a whole.”

ABA files brief in support of racial diversity policy at UT Austin blogs.wsj.com Wed, Oct 10, 2012