Justice Department Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuit Against Law School Admission Council (LSAC)

The Justice Department announced yesterday that it seeks to intervene in a class action lawsuit against the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) in federal court in San Francisco to remedy violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The department’s proposed complaint in intervention in the lawsuit, The Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. LSAC, Inc., et al., alleges LSAC’s practices of routinely denying needed testing accommodations and flagging test scores achieved with certain testing accommodations violates the ADA.

People interested in finding out more about the ADA and the Department’s recent motion to intervene and proposed complaint in the LSAC lawsuit can access the ADA website at http://www.ADA.gov or call the toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 or (800) 514-0383 (TTY).