A coalition of conservative legal organizations has called on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to investigate several diversity-focused hiring initiatives of the American Bar Association (ABA), arguing that these programs prioritize minority and underrepresented applicants in a discriminatory manner.
The EEOC complaint, filed on Monday, marks the first direct legal challenge against the ABA since Donald Trump returned to the White House and escalated efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across government, businesses, and other sectors. One of Trump’s executive orders directed federal agencies to scrutinize DEI policies within bar associations, universities, and private companies.
