Texas breaks with ABA, prompting other states to reconsider law school oversight

Texas breaks with ABA, prompting other states to reconsider law school oversight

The decision marks a significant departure from decades of reliance on the ABA as the national accrediting body for law schools.

POLITICS: Texas first state to end American Bar Association’s oversight of law schools – USSA News

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 Court issued an order Tuesday finalizing a tentative September opinion, asserting the ABA should “no longer have the final say” on which law school graduates can take the bar exam — a requirement to becoming a licensed lawyer in each state. “The Court…

Texas is First to Step Away from ABA Bar Admission Standards

The Texas Supreme Court released an order this week stating it will no longer rely on the American Bar Association accreditation to determine which law schools’ students can sit for the bar exam. Right now, all ABA-accredited law schools are on the list, but non-accredited schools could be added depending on what the justices decide. Law firm leaders and law school deans weighed in on the change. The post Texas is First to Step Away from ABA Bar…