{"id":147535,"date":"2026-03-30T13:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/30\/groups-urge-scotus-to-hear-new-jersey-bar-association-affirmative-action-suit\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:42:16","slug":"groups-urge-scotus-to-hear-new-jersey-bar-association-affirmative-action-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/03\/30\/groups-urge-scotus-to-hear-new-jersey-bar-association-affirmative-action-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"Groups Urge SCOTUS to Hear New Jersey Bar Association Affirmative-Action Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Petitioner Rajeh Saadeh urges the high court to take his case because lower courts ruled that the bar association&#8217;s policy of reserving leadership positions for members of minority groups was allowed on First Amendment grounds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" 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that the bar association&#8217;s policy of reserving leadership positions for members of minority groups was allowed on First Amendment grounds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/952256489\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/952256489\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/952256489\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fblike20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Pin it!\" 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