July 21, 2026

Congress is turning up the heat on the American Bar Association, with Rep. Brandon Gill set to grill ABA President Michelle A. Behnke over claims the group has used its powerful law school accreditation role to force DEI into legal education. Gill is blasting DEI as a “cancerous ideology,” arguing the ABA has abused its influence to push discriminatory policies and produce lawyers more focused on activism than the law itself. The hearing lands as a broader backlash builds over diversity mandates in medicine, law, and other institutions.

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