New York law firms, law schools and the state judiciary should not be dissuaded from advancing diversity among their ranks as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s annulment of race-conscious admissions in higher education, a panel of legal scholars appeared to agree on Tuesday.

The six-member invited panel of the New York State Bar Association said colleges and employers, too, should continue to forge ahead with their programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion among worker and student ranks.