When Americans talk about law school, they generally mean one of the nearly 200 law schools accredited by the American Bar Association, which is the national organization of the legal profession. Any ...

Texas is now the first state in the U.S. to eliminate American Bar Association oversight of its law schools, ending the state’s 42-year-long reliance on the national organization. The Texas Supreme ...

Alabama has become the third Republican-led U.S. state in recent months to limit the role of the American Bar Association in ...

A panel appointed by Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Muniz has released a report outlining potential alternatives to the decades-long practice of relying solely on the American Bar ...

While Limitations Remain, Texas's Break From the ABA Could Foster New Accreditation Opportunities The Supreme Court’s focus on limited standards as a minimum might “open the door for the entry of ...

A group of Texas law school deans is urging the state Supreme Court to uphold American Bar Association accreditation standards for public law schools. The state’s highest court announced in April that ...

Last week, the Wall Street Journal editorialized on the ABA's DEI mandates on law schools. The ABA suspended Standard ...