What SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Decision Means for Corporate DEI

Join Buchanan Ingersoll's  Chief Diversity and Inclusion officer attorney Lloyd Freemen to discuss the impact of recent affirmative action rulings on DEI efforts.  

The U.S. Supreme Court announced in June it has struck down the long-standing affirmative action practice within college and university admissions, with the court ruling 6-3 that race-based admissions policies are unconstitutional.

Despite mounting evidence that indicates that affirmative action programs have actually served to increase racial diversity within higher education, critics have claimed affirmative action programs somehow disadvantage white applicants, causing “reverse racism.” The court’s decision will likely have trickle-down effects within corporate America and some states have already started to push back against diversity policies. How could the Supreme Court’s decision impact workplace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts moving forward?