Federal Advisory Panel Dodges Decision on ABA’s Accreditation Arm

Federal advisory panel dodges decision on ABA’s accreditation arm

The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity was split on whether to recommend that the accrediting agency lose federal recognition.

Accreditor Panel Tables Vote on ABA Recognition

Accreditor Panel Tables Vote on ABA Recognition jessica.blake@… Wed, 09/23/2026 - 08:30 PM The decision comes a month after Trump’s staff first recommended the ABA accreditation council’s denial. Byline(s) Jessica Blake Accreditor Panel Tables Vote on ABA Recognition jessica.blake@… Wed, 09/23/2026 - 08:30 PM The decision comes a month after Trump’s staff first recommended the ABA accreditation council’s denial. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

“We Have Been In Compliance For Decades” — ABA Rejects U.S. Education Department Bid To End Law School Accreditation Role

The American Bar Association’s law school accreditation arm has mounted a vigorous defence of its continued federal recognition as the national accreditor of U.S. law schools, rejecting findings by the Department of Education that it is insufficiently independent from the wider lawyers’ organisation and arguing that the record does not justify stripping it of a […]

US Education Panel Deadlocks Over ABA Law School Oversight

The future of ABA law school accreditation remains uncertain. A federal panel could not agree on the ABA’s future role. The American Bar Association accredits U.S. law schools. The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity is called NACIQI. The panel reviewed the ABA’s status on September 23. The meeting lasted about seven hours. […] The post US Education Panel Deadlocks Over ABA Law School Oversight first appeared on JD…