In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College that Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s race-conscious admissions policies violate the Constitution, the American Bar Association has released a statement regarding diversity programs.

Mary L. Smith, who became the ABA’s first Native American female on Aug. 8, released a statement Friday calling for the legal profession to review its programs and identify ways to promote diversity, inclusion and equity in the legal profession while complying with the new law, according to her statement.

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