Trump administration takes steps to chip away at American Bar Association’s power to accredit law schools
The Trump administration is threatening the American Bar Association's longstanding authority to accredit law schools, which dates back to 1952.The White House, along with congressional Republicans, have accused the ABA of using its dominant role in legal education to push diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ideology on up-and-coming lawyers.A 500-page Department of Education report obtained by The Wall Street Journal argues that the ABA's accreditation wing is not sufficiently independent […]