U.S. Department of Education Staff Recommends Withdrawing Federal Recognition of American Bar Association's Accrediting Arm

Staff from the U.S. Department of Education have recommended that the American Bar Association's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar lose its federal recognition as an accreditor. The recommendation cites the accreditor's failure to meet over two dozen criteria, marking a significant development in the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to reshape federal oversight of higher education.