ABA Shutters Investigation Into BYU Law School

The ABA has ended its investigation into Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, after the school tweaked its policies. The probe was launched about 10 months ago because law school policies called for the expulsion of students outside the Mormon faith, and gay students. BYU has since expanded the circumstances under which students may get an exception. ABA standards bar accredited law schools from refusing to admit or detain students on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability. Religiously affiliated schools may give preference to applicants and faculty members of the same faith, but they can’t deny admission or retention because of religion. BYU’s students are required to submit faith leader endorsements each year, but the school said no law students were expelled or put on probation in regards to religious beliefs or related to homosexual behavior.