The State Bar of Wisconsin will change its definition of “diversity” for a paid summer clerkship program for law students under a partial settlement of a lawsuit challenging how the organization spends mandatory dues paid by attorneys. The federal lawsuit was filed by the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty in December. It alleged the state bar’s Diversity Clerkship Program unconstitutionally discriminates against some students based on race. It also claimed the bar violates the free speech and free association rights of attorneys who object to their dues being used for the program.
Under a partial settlement,
the bar agrees to “make clear that the Diversity Clerkship Program is
open to all first-year laws students” by September. Currently, the
program’s website states that the program is open to “students with
backgrounds that have been historically excluded from the legal field.” ...
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