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ABA Responds to AG Bondi on Standard 206

• Anthony M. Deardurff

As noted in a previous post, on February 22, the Council of the ABA Section of...

From the Department of Education, With Love: Valentine’s Day “Dear Colleague” Missive Forces ABA to Reassess Law School Diversity Standard

• Anthony M. Deardurff

The U.S. Department of Education recognizes the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education...

New ABA Accreditation Standard Requires Law Schools to Protect Free Expression

• Margaret Cross

On February 5, at its midyear meeting in Louisville, KY, the American Bar Association’s House of...

Cultivating Controversy: Proposed ABA Standard Would Link Freedom of Expression to Law School Accreditation

What opinions belong on law school campuses? Given that hundreds of aspiring lawyers flock to...

ABA Approves Priorities for 118th Congress

• Lynn White

The ABA held its Midyear Meeting February 1-6, 2023, in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the...

ABA Rejects Removing LSAT Requirement for Accreditation, Urges SCOTUS to Adopt Ethics Code

• Lynn White

ABA President Submits Comment on Proposed Treasury Rule ABA President Deborah Enix-Ross recently submitted a...

The Latest at the ABA

• Lynn White

The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is...

ABA Executive Director Resigns

• Lynn White

The American Bar Association’s (“ABA”) Executive Director, Jack L. Rives, recently announced he will step...

ABA 2022 Annual Meeting

• Lynn White

The American Bar Association recently held its 2022 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The event included...

ABA Proposes Making the Use of Law School Admissions Tests Optional

• John J. Park

  On May 20, 2022, the Council of the American Bar Association’s Section on Legal...