Civil Rights
May 30, 2014
Eliminating disability bias in law school admissions
In a major victory for people with disabilities, a consent decree was recently filed to settle a lawsuit alleging that LSAC excluded and discriminated against test-takers with disabilities. By Jinny Kim
In a major victory for people with disabilities and the legal profession as a whole, a consent decree was filed May 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to settle a lawsuit alleging that the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) excluded and discriminated against test-takers with disabilities. The consent decree, now pending approval by Judge Edward M. Chen, resolves a pattern and practice lawsuit brought in 2012 by Ca...
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