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Trump Admin Weighs Fate of ABA's Law School Accreditation Monopoly
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In Short: Florida Solicitor General David Dewhirst addressed the Federalist Society, criticizing the ABA's 'monopoly' over law school accreditation.
The Texas Supreme Court recently announced it would no longer rely on the ABA's mandates, opting instead for 'simple, objective, and ideologically neutral criteria' to judge law schools.
Florida Solicitor General David Dewhirst addressed the Federalist Society, criticizing the ABA's 'monopoly' over law school accreditation.
Public Interest Legal Foundation’s J. Christian Adams highlighted concerns about far-left indoctrination at top election law schools in a recent report.
A federal panel deadlocked 8-8 on whether to strip the ABA of its gatekeeper status due to dozens of federal compliance failures.
Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent now has up to 90 days to decide whether to revoke the ABA's accreditation monopoly over roughly 200 law schools nationwide.
In almost every state, students must graduate from an ABA-accredited law school to be eligible to sit for the bar exam.
Furthermore, federal student aid eligibility for law schools is contingent on ABA accreditation, meaning students at non-accredited schools cannot receive federal loans.
What's still developing
- "The DEI accreditation standard, from the moment it was adopted, conflicted with controlling Supreme Court rulings and the plain text of the Civil Rights Act," Rubinstein said, urging the Trump administration to permanently strip the ABA of its federal status.