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At a time when the American Bar Association's role as the primary regulator of law schools is under review, the organization has adopted a new set of core principles and values laying out its law school accreditation process. Here's what to know: |
- The principles state that the purpose of the ABA's law school accreditation system is to ensure students graduate as "effective, ethical, and responsible" lawyers, protect students from "economic exploitation" and legal clients from incompetent practitioners, and support legal innovation while also promoting the rule of law. Read the core principles here.
- The federal government and several states are reviewing their reliance on the ABA for accreditation, and some legal educators have criticized it for going too far in mandating curriculum, including a May proposal to double the experiential learning credits. Read more about it here.
- The principles clarify that the ABA's law school standards are not intended to regulate the number of lawyers and law schools nor force uniformity among law schools; they set a minimum to ensure quality education without driving up student costs.
- In April, President Trump directed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to assess whether to suspend or terminate the ABA as the government's official law school accreditor, citing its "unlawful 'diversity, equity, and inclusion'" requirements. More on that here.
- In July, Ohio became the third state, after Florida and Texas, to reconsider rules requiring attorneys to attend an ABA-accredited law school to be admitted to practice. Reviews have spurred broader discussion about alternative pathways or competition in accreditation.
- The Association of American Law Schools and a majority of Texas law deans have publicly supported retaining the ABA as the regulator of law schools. Read more.
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- Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the alleged Sinaloa cartel co-founder facing U.S. drug trafficking charges, is due to enter a guilty plea before Judge Brian Cogan in federal court in Brooklyn. He had previously pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his decades allegedly leading the Sinaloa cartel alongside imprisoned kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
- The Trump administration will urge U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston during a virtual hearing to put on hold further proceedings in a lawsuit challenging its ability to swiftly deport migrants to countries other than their own while it appeals a now-stayed injunction he issued.
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Court calendars are subject to last-minute docket changes. |
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"The Founders faced no problem comparable to a single gunman carrying out a mass murder in seconds."
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Bethany Simmons and Noah Weingarten of Loeb & Loeb examine a recent ruling leaving little doubt that agreements attempting to sell future receivables that do not yet exist will be heavily scrutinized by bankruptcy courts. Read today's Attorney Analysis. |
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