TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 18, 2025

The American Bar Association (ABA) will undertake a review of its standards for law schools as states weigh dropping the organization as an accreditor and critics blame its regulations for driving up student costs. The Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar announced the review during a meeting last week, Reuters reports. The council said the review would align accreditation standards with a set of core principles and values adopted in August. The effort is expected to take a year or more. Also at the meeting, the council’s Standards Review Committee proposed eliminating the diversity and inclusion standard, which was suspended in February. The council did not advance the proposal but sent it back to the committee for further review. In Tennessee, the state Supreme Court is seeking comments on a range of proposals affecting regulation of the profession, including law school accreditation. TBA has formed a task force to solicit feedback and advise the TBA Board of Governors on the issue.