ABA sued by conservative group over law school scholarships
REUTERS — A prominent conservative group sued the American Bar Association on Saturday, alleging that a scholarship program meant to boost the number of racially and ethnically diverse law students is discriminatory.
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TEXAS TECH NOW — Texas Tech University’s School of Law has built one of the nation’s most respected advocacy programs – and stands alone as the first in the nation to capture a national title in all five American Bar Association (ABA) competition categories: arbitration, negotiation, client counseling, mediation and appellate (moot court).
Read More about Texas Tech Law wins five ABA championship competitionsTexas Supreme Court working group exploring alternatives to ABA accreditation for law schools
ABA JOURNAL — The Texas Supreme Court is inviting comments on a requirement that law grads seeking bar admission in the state must have graduated from a law school accredited by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
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LSAC — We recently presented a webinar on the implications for law schools regarding the new American Bar Association accreditation standards on learning outcomes and assessments.
Read More about LSAC: What law schools should know about new ABA standardsABA informs St. Thomas University Law of non-compliance with standard on financial resources
ABA JOURNAL — The council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has found the St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law out of compliance with an ABA accreditation standard focused on sufficiency of financial resources and also denied its application to create a part-time hybrid-distance JD program.
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THE DAILY TAR HEEL — The American Bar Association recently recognized the UNC School of Law Pro Bono Program as a 2024 Pro Bono Leader, making it the only law school in the U.S. to have received the recognition.
Read More about University of North Carolina Law Pro Bono Program recognized by the ABAUS Attorney General tells ABA to remove diversity standard for law schools
INSIDE HIGHER ED — U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi directed the American Bar Association, the accrediting body for law schools since 1952, to remove diversity, equity and inclusion requirements for law schools in a letter that was shared on social media.
Read More about US Attorney General tells ABA to remove diversity standard for law schoolsABA reaffirms suspension of law school diversity standard amid White House executive orders
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION — The ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, reiterated that Standard 206, the American Bar Association’s standard concerning access to legal education, has been suspended and is not being enforced.
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BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF LAW — Florida became the first state to signal a potential break from American Bar Association accreditation of law schools Wednesday, attacking the national legal group in a court order over its emphasis on diversity.
Read More about Florida Supreme Court workgroup considers removing ABA accreditation requirement for bar admissionUS Attorney General calls on ABA to remove law school DEI rule or risk accreditor status
REUTERS — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi called for the American Bar Association to immediately repeal its law school diversity rule and scrap a planned revision of that standard in a letter to the ABA posted to a social media site on Wednesday by a U.S. Justice Department official.
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