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ABA Accreditation Blamed for Rising Costs

The FTC challenges ABA Accreditation, arguing it raises law school costs and limits access. States consider new pathways to ...

As FTC Condemns ABA, Critics Counter: No Accreditation Would Be 'Much Worse'

One law dean said that while he often disagrees with choices made by the ABA in accrediting law schools, “a world without ...

FTC says ABA is a ‘law school accreditation monopoly’

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday called the American Bar Association’s accreditation of law schools a “monopoly” ...

UNH Law Students Report Issues With Hybrid JD Program After Dean Steps Down

Following the announcement of Megan Carpenter stepping down as dean, students and a former faculty member have come forward ...
Opinion

Federal Trade Commission Staff Endorses Proposal to End American Bar Association Monopoly on Law School Accreditation

The American Bar Association's de facto monopoly on law school accreditation took another hit this week as the directors ...