Trump Administration Wants to Deny ABA Ability to Oversee Law Schools: Report

Department of Education Moves to Strip ABA’s Law School Accreditation amid DEI Criticism

The Department of Education has begun the process of removing the American Bar Association’s ability to accredit law schools, though the ABA Accreditation Council emphasizes the move represents only one step in the process. “After reviewing the ABA’s accreditation standards, department staff found the accreditor out of compliance with the agency’s accreditation regulations and recognition standards,” a Department of Education spokesperson told t…

Federal review challenges ABA’s law-school accreditation authority

The US Department of Education has taken the first formal step toward withdrawing federal recognition from the American Bar Association’s law-school accreditation council. Department staff concluded that the body is not sufficiently independent from the legal profession and is out of compliance with federal-regulations. The recommendation remains subject to review by an independent bipartisan advisory committee in September. That panel will make…

Trump administration wants to deny ABA ability to oversee law schools: Report

The Department of Education has suggested ending the American Bar Association’s (ABA) oversight on the law school accreditation process. The ABA has had the power to accredit nearly 200 law schools over the last 70 years, but this power may come to an end, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The department made its…

Trump Admin Starts Breaking American Bar Association’s Left-Wing Monopoly On Law School Accreditation

The Trump administration announced Friday it is moving forward with dismantling the American Bar Association’s (ABA) stranglehold on U.S. law schools, which allowed the organization to force left-wing ideologies on legal education at the threat of revoking accreditation. Department of Education staff recommended that the ABA lose its status as the only officially recognized accreditor […]

Trump Admin Starts Breaking ABA's Left-Wing Monopoly On Law School Accreditation

The Trump administration is seeking to dismantle the ABA's stranglehold on US law schools by undermining its accreditation monopoly.

Education Department proposes ending ABA oversight of law school accreditation, report says

The Wall Street Journal reported that the Education Department has suggested removing the American Bar Association's role in accrediting law schools, a change that could end seven decades of ABA authority.