State Bar & Bar Associations
Sep. 27, 2016
Even with reprieve, ABA expected to pursue tougher standards
The federal Department of Education rejected a recommendation that the ABA face a suspension.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The American Bar Association has avoided having its power to accredit new law schools suspended for a year as recommended by a federal panel, but legal education experts believe the scrutiny will prompt the ABA to further tighten its accreditation standards.
A committee that advises the federal Department of Education had recommended the suspension in June by a 6-4 vote aft...
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