National Law Journal has the story. (h/t: Tax Prof Blog) Excerpt:
A proposal to tighten the American Bar Association's bar passage
requirement for law schools hasn't gone over well with some advocates
for diversity in the legal profession.
The committee updating
the ABA's accreditation standards has received letters from numerous
faculty and diversity organizations expressing concern since the plan
appeared to enjoy widespread support among committee members in late
April. The proposal would raise the minimum bar-pass rate from 75 to 80
percent, among other changes.
The National Bar Association —
the largest association of black lawyers and judges — on June 20 passed a
resolution opposing the proposal. The Society of American Law Teachers
(SALT) and the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) sent a joint
letter to the committee warning the changes would have "dire
consequences on law schools with racially diverse student populations."