RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court has quietly rejected proposed rules for the state’s lawyers that urged attorneys not to discriminate against potential clients who are gay.
A divided leadership council of the North Carolina State Bar agreed in October to change the preamble of the rules of professional conduct for the more than 20,000 attorneys practicing in the state to discourage personal prejudice from entering into their work. The rules listed eight characteristics that should not lead to biased conduct, including race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation and gender identity.
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