Is the ABA on Verge of Losing Law School Accreditation?

The American Bar Association may be on the brink of a serious rebuke.

An advisory committee under the U.S. Department of Education has recommended the ABA lose its ability to accredit new law schools for a period of one year.

In a little-noticed decision, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity on Wednesday recommended the Department of Education suspend for one year the ABA’s ability to accredit new law schools.

The news was earlier reported by the trade publication, Inside Higher Ed, which sent a reporter to Wednesday’s meeting of the NACIQI in Arlington, Virginia. Its article reported that the committee is concerned about ...