A lawsuit has been filed against the State Bar of Wisconsin over “discriminatory” DEI practices, including offering up exclusive internship opportunities to racial and sexual minorities.
According to the lawsuit, filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) on behalf of attorney Daniel Suhr, the state bar’s “Diversity Clerkship Program” violates the 14th Amendment by discriminating against hundreds of Wisconsin attorneys. The suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
“When the government discriminates based on race, it sows more division in our country and violates the Constitution in the process. WILL is standing up against discrimination and holding the State Bar accountable to the rights of its due-paying members,” WILL Associate Counsel Skylar Croy said.
The state bar describes the program as a…
