This is welcome news. Much like the ACLU, the ABA has in the last 10 years or so, abandoned its core mission and gone on a 'progressive'/woke/DEI mission that no one should have to put up with the get a license to practice law.
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https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-01-06/texas-supreme-court-ends-american-bar-association-law-school-accreditation
Texas is now the first state in the U.S. to eliminate American Bar Association
oversight of its law schools, ending the state's 42-year-long reliance on the national organization.
The Texas Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday finalizing a tentative September opinion, asserting the ABA should "no longer have the final say" on which law school graduates can take the bar exam-- a requirement to becoming a
licensed lawyer in each state.
"The Court advised that it intends to provide stability, certainty, and flexibility to currently approved law schools by guaranteeing ongoing approval
to schools that satisfy a set of simple, objective, and ideologically neutral criteria using metrics no more onerous than those currently required by the ABA," reads the order signed by all nine justices.
The change means law school graduates who want to practice in Texas are no longer required to attend an ABA-accredited school. The power to approve those
law schools now rests solely with the state's highest civil court.
In the absence of national guidance, however, the Texas Supreme Court stipulated in Tuesday's order that it intends to preserve graduates' ability to use Texas law school degrees in other states and out-of-state law degrees in Texas. The court also doesn't anticipate immediate changes to the current list of approved law schools and could return to relying on a different multi-state accrediting entity in the future.
This is welcome news. Much like the ACLU, the ABA has in the last 10 years or >so, abandoned its core mission and gone on a 'progressive'/woke/DEI mission >that no one should have to put up with the get a license to practice law.
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https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-01-06/texas-supreme-court-ends-american-bar-association-law-school-accreditation
Texas is now the first state in the U.S. to eliminate American Bar Association >oversight of its law schools, ending the state's 42-year-long reliance on the >national organization.
The Texas Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday finalizing a tentative >September opinion, asserting the ABA should "no longer have the final say" on >which law school graduates can take the bar exam-- a requirement to becoming a >licensed lawyer in each state.
"The Court advised that it intends to provide stability, certainty, and >flexibility to currently approved law schools by guaranteeing ongoing approval >to schools that satisfy a set of simple, objective, and ideologically neutral >criteria using metrics no more onerous than those currently required by the >ABA," reads the order signed by all nine justices.
The change means law school graduates who want to practice in Texas are no >longer required to attend an ABA-accredited school. The power to approve those >law schools now rests solely with the state's highest civil court.
In the absence of national guidance, however, the Texas Supreme Court >stipulated in Tuesday's order that it intends to preserve graduates' ability >to use Texas law school degrees in other states and out-of-state law degrees >in Texas. The court also doesn't anticipate immediate changes to the current >list of approved law schools and could return to relying on a different >multi-state accrediting entity in the future.
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
This is welcome news. Much like the ACLU, the ABA has in the last 10 years or
so, abandoned its core mission and gone on a 'progressive'/woke/DEI mission >> that no one should have to put up with the get a license to practice law.
Has it? Did accreditation force DEI into the curriculum?
Lacking accreditation, no, I don't see how a graduate could practice law
in a foreign state, despite the Court handwaiving the issue away.
Unless there is a clear statement about a problem being solved, I think
this has real potential to be harmful.
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https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-01-06/texas-supreme-court-ends-american-bar-association-law-school-accreditation
Texas is now the first state in the U.S. to eliminate American Bar
Association
oversight of its law schools, ending the state's 42-year-long reliance on the
national organization.
The Texas Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday finalizing a tentative
September opinion, asserting the ABA should "no longer have the final say" on
which law school graduates can take the bar exam-- a requirement to becoming >> a
licensed lawyer in each state.
"The Court advised that it intends to provide stability, certainty, and
flexibility to currently approved law schools by guaranteeing ongoing
approval
to schools that satisfy a set of simple, objective, and ideologically neutral
criteria using metrics no more onerous than those currently required by the >> ABA," reads the order signed by all nine justices.
The change means law school graduates who want to practice in Texas are no >> longer required to attend an ABA-accredited school. The power to approve
those
law schools now rests solely with the state's highest civil court.
In the absence of national guidance, however, the Texas Supreme Court
stipulated in Tuesday's order that it intends to preserve graduates' ability >> to use Texas law school degrees in other states and out-of-state law degrees >> in Texas. The court also doesn't anticipate immediate changes to the current >> list of approved law schools and could return to relying on a different
multi-state accrediting entity in the future.
. . . which does not yet exist. I look forward to the establishment of
the Confederate States of America Bar Association with Florida,
Mississippi, and Alabama.
This is welcome news. Much like the ACLU, the ABA has in the last 10 years or so, abandoned its core mission and gone on a 'progressive'/woke/DEI mission that no one should have to put up with the get a license to practice law.
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https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-01-06/texas-supreme-court-ends-american-bar-association-law-school-accreditation
Texas is now the first state in the U.S. to eliminate American Bar Association
oversight of its law schools, ending the state's 42-year-long reliance on the national organization.
The Texas Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday finalizing a tentative September opinion, asserting the ABA should "no longer have the final say" on which law school graduates can take the bar exam-- a requirement to becoming a
licensed lawyer in each state.
"The Court advised that it intends to provide stability, certainty, and flexibility to currently approved law schools by guaranteeing ongoing approval
to schools that satisfy a set of simple, objective, and ideologically neutral criteria using metrics no more onerous than those currently required by the ABA," reads the order signed by all nine justices.
The change means law school graduates who want to practice in Texas are no longer required to attend an ABA-accredited school. The power to approve those
law schools now rests solely with the state's highest civil court.
In the absence of national guidance, however, the Texas Supreme Court stipulated in Tuesday's order that it intends to preserve graduates' ability to use Texas law school degrees in other states and out-of-state law degrees in Texas. The court also doesn't anticipate immediate changes to the current list of approved law schools and could return to relying on a different multi-state accrediting entity in the future.
On 1/8/2026 3:32 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
This is welcome news. Much like the ACLU, the ABA has in the last 10 years >> or
so, abandoned its core mission and gone on a 'progressive'/woke/DEI mission >> that no one should have to put up with the get a license to practice law. >>
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https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-01-06/texas-supreme-court-ends-american-bar-association-law-school-accreditation
Texas is now the first state in the U.S. to eliminate American Bar
Association
oversight of its law schools, ending the state's 42-year-long reliance on >> the
national organization.
The Texas Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday finalizing a tentative
September opinion, asserting the ABA should "no longer have the final say" >> on
which law school graduates can take the bar exam-- a requirement to
becoming a
licensed lawyer in each state.
"The Court advised that it intends to provide stability, certainty, and
flexibility to currently approved law schools by guaranteeing ongoing
approval
to schools that satisfy a set of simple, objective, and ideologically
neutral
criteria using metrics no more onerous than those currently required by the >> ABA," reads the order signed by all nine justices.
The change means law school graduates who want to practice in Texas are no >> longer required to attend an ABA-accredited school. The power to approve
those
law schools now rests solely with the state's highest civil court.
In the absence of national guidance, however, the Texas Supreme Court
stipulated in Tuesday's order that it intends to preserve graduates' ability
to use Texas law school degrees in other states and out-of-state law degrees
in Texas. The court also doesn't anticipate immediate changes to the current
list of approved law schools and could return to relying on a different
multi-state accrediting entity in the future.
I thought the tough bar exam established competency.
On Jan 8, 2026 at 1:04:29 PM PST, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote: >>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
This is welcome news. Much like the ACLU, the ABA has in the
last 10 years or so, abandoned its core mission and gone on a >>>'progressive'/woke/DEI mission that no one should have to put up with
the get a license to practice law.
Has it? Did accreditation force DEI into the curriculum?
I don't know about the curriculum but the ABA was indeed setting DEI standards >for staff hiring and student admissions as a condition of accreditation.
. . .
On Jan 8, 2026 at 2:16:08 PM PST, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 1/8/2026 3:32 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
This is welcome news. Much like the ACLU, the ABA has in the last 10 years >>> or
so, abandoned its core mission and gone on a 'progressive'/woke/DEI mission
that no one should have to put up with the get a license to practice law. >>>
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https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-01-06/texas-supreme-court-ends-american-bar-association-law-school-accreditation
Texas is now the first state in the U.S. to eliminate American Bar
Association
oversight of its law schools, ending the state's 42-year-long reliance on >>> the
national organization.
The Texas Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday finalizing a tentative
September opinion, asserting the ABA should "no longer have the final say" >>> on
which law school graduates can take the bar exam-- a requirement to
becoming a
licensed lawyer in each state.
"The Court advised that it intends to provide stability, certainty, and >>> flexibility to currently approved law schools by guaranteeing ongoing
approval
to schools that satisfy a set of simple, objective, and ideologically
neutral
criteria using metrics no more onerous than those currently required by the
ABA," reads the order signed by all nine justices.
The change means law school graduates who want to practice in Texas are no >>> longer required to attend an ABA-accredited school. The power to approve >>> those
law schools now rests solely with the state's highest civil court.
In the absence of national guidance, however, the Texas Supreme Court
stipulated in Tuesday's order that it intends to preserve graduates' ability
to use Texas law school degrees in other states and out-of-state law degrees
in Texas. The court also doesn't anticipate immediate changes to the current
list of approved law schools and could return to relying on a different >>> multi-state accrediting entity in the future.
I thought the tough bar exam established competency.
I've always thought the whole law school/bar exam thing was a racket.
One or the other should be sufficient. Not both.
If I graduate from an accredited law school, why should I have to take an exam >in order to practice law? Doesn't my degree, all the exams I took while I was >there, and the grades I received prove I know what's necessary? Aren't you >admitting that if the bar exam is necessary to establish my competency, then >the law school's curriculum and staff aren't sufficient, and if that's the >case, why are they accredited?
Further, if the exam is what's necessary to prove a lawyer is competent to >practice, why do I need to go to law school at all? Why can't I just intern >with a judge or lawyer, study on my own, then take the test? If I pass, then >I'm competent to practice and I've saved myself ~$100,000 in law school >tuition.
On Jan 8, 2026 at 2:16:08 PM PST, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 1/8/2026 3:32 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
This is welcome news. Much like the ACLU, the ABA has in the last 10 years
or
so, abandoned its core mission and gone on a 'progressive'/woke/DEI mission
that no one should have to put up with the get a license to practice law. >>>
----------------------
https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-01-06/texas-supreme-court-ends-american-bar-association-law-school-accreditation
Texas is now the first state in the U.S. to eliminate American Bar
Association
oversight of its law schools, ending the state's 42-year-long reliance on >>> the
national organization.
The Texas Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday finalizing a tentative >>> September opinion, asserting the ABA should "no longer have the final say"
on
which law school graduates can take the bar exam-- a requirement to
becoming a
licensed lawyer in each state.
"The Court advised that it intends to provide stability, certainty, and >>> flexibility to currently approved law schools by guaranteeing ongoing
approval
to schools that satisfy a set of simple, objective, and ideologically
neutral
criteria using metrics no more onerous than those currently required by the
ABA," reads the order signed by all nine justices.
The change means law school graduates who want to practice in Texas are no
longer required to attend an ABA-accredited school. The power to approve >>> those
law schools now rests solely with the state's highest civil court.
In the absence of national guidance, however, the Texas Supreme Court
stipulated in Tuesday's order that it intends to preserve graduates' ability
to use Texas law school degrees in other states and out-of-state law degrees
in Texas. The court also doesn't anticipate immediate changes to the current
list of approved law schools and could return to relying on a different >>> multi-state accrediting entity in the future.
I thought the tough bar exam established competency.
I've always thought the whole law school/bar exam thing was a racket.
One or the other should be sufficient. Not both.
If I graduate from an accredited law school, why should I have to take an exam
in order to practice law? Doesn't my degree, all the exams I took while I was
there, and the grades I received prove I know what's necessary? Aren't you admitting that if the bar exam is necessary to establish my competency, then the law school's curriculum and staff aren't sufficient, and if that's the case, why are they accredited?
Further, if the exam is what's necessary to prove a lawyer is competent to practice, why do I need to go to law school at all? Why can't I just intern with a judge or lawyer, study on my own, then take the test? If I pass, then I'm competent to practice and I've saved myself ~$100,000 in law school tuition.
Aren't there still some states in which one can be admitted to the bar
upon passing the exam without graduating from law school?
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
This is welcome news. Much like the ACLU, the ABA has in the last 10 years or
so, abandoned its core mission and gone on a 'progressive'/woke/DEI mission >> that no one should have to put up with the get a license to practice law.
Has it? Did accreditation force DEI into the curriculum? Has ABA
politics truly harmed education?
Lacking accreditation, no, I don't see how a graduate could practice law
in a foreign state
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https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-01-06/texas-supreme-court-ends-american-bar-association-law-school-accreditation
Texas is now the first state in the U.S. to eliminate American Bar
Association
oversight of its law schools, ending the state's 42-year-long reliance on the
national organization.
The Texas Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday finalizing a tentative
September opinion, asserting the ABA should "no longer have the final say" on
which law school graduates can take the bar exam-- a requirement to becoming >> a
licensed lawyer in each state.
"The Court advised that it intends to provide stability, certainty, and
flexibility to currently approved law schools by guaranteeing ongoing
approval
to schools that satisfy a set of simple, objective, and ideologically neutral
criteria using metrics no more onerous than those currently required by the >> ABA," reads the order signed by all nine justices.
The change means law school graduates who want to practice in Texas are no >> longer required to attend an ABA-accredited school. The power to approve
those
law schools now rests solely with the state's highest civil court.
In the absence of national guidance, however, the Texas Supreme Court
stipulated in Tuesday's order that it intends to preserve graduates' ability >> to use Texas law school degrees in other states and out-of-state law degrees >> in Texas. The court also doesn't anticipate immediate changes to the current >> list of approved law schools and could return to relying on a different
multi-state accrediting entity in the future.
. . . which does not yet exist. I look forward to the establishment of
the Confederate States of America Bar Association with Florida,
Mississippi, and Alabama.
In <10jpfr6$1u7fp$3@dont-email.me> "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> writes:
[snip]
Aren't there still some states in which one can be admitted to the bar
upon passing the exam without graduating from law school?
[some misc web site]
"Four states currently offer a path to bar admission through
apprenticeship: California, Virginia, Vermont, and Washington."
https://legalclarity.org/states-where-you-can-become-a-lawyer-without-law-school/
I thought I had read that Texas was about to do so, too, but can't
find a cite
If I graduate from an accredited law school, why should I have to take an exam
in order to practice law? Doesn't my degree, all the exams I took while I was
there, and the grades I received prove I know what's necessary? Aren't you admitting that if the bar exam is necessary to establish my competency, then the law school's curriculum and staff aren't sufficient, and if that's the case, why are they accredited?
did atropos@mac.com deliver unto us this message:
If I graduate from an accredited law school, why should I have to take
an exam in order to practice law? Doesn't my degree, all the exams I
took while I was there, and the grades I received prove I know what's >>necessary? Aren't you admitting that if the bar exam is necessary to >>establish my competency, then the law school's curriculum and staff
aren't sufficient, and if that's the case, why are they accredited?
There are a few other reasons to get a JD. A law librarian, for example,
has both a JD and an MLS, but isn't expected to be licensed to practice
law.
I'm not saying you're wrong overall. It probably started as just a test,
and then schools sprang up to prepare people for the test, and now we
have this.
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