In a reaction to ABA's attempt to force every CLE presenter to sign up "diverse" panelists, the Florida Supreme Court adopted a rule change that nixes credit for CLE sponsored by organizations that impose such quotas.
Strictly speaking, the ABA moronity, though imbecilic in its own left, did not actually impose "quotas," since a wide range of persons from various groups deemed "marginalized" would satisfy the ABA "diversity" requirement. However, the court did not see it that way, and unlike the slack-jawed yokels in the ABA House of Delegates, the court can make binding rules. This one effectively sends a torpedo through the side of the ABA "value proposition," as all ABA-blessed CLE hatched after the date of the rule change is not going to be recognized for Florida credit.
In a hyperbolic (but likely futile) "comment" on the change, ABA decried the new rule as barring "access" to its valuable CLE. No such thing of course. Whatever number of dues-paying Florida members are still tolerating the ABA, they can access its CLE programs all day every day. Just not for credit.
Perhaps additional states will take note, and follow along with like actions of their own. I am sure ABA can be counted on to stand by its "diversity" requirements to the last dollar of declining dues revenue.
https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/732072/opinion/sc21-284.pdf
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