Texas Attorney General's Office Initiates Investigation into American Bar Association's Accreditation Practices
The Texas Office of the Attorney General has launched an investigation into the American Bar Association (ABA) on September 30. The probe aims to determine if the ABA's accreditation requirements for law schools have unlawfully restricted competition or inflated the cost of legal education. The Attorney General's office alleges that the ABA has used its authority to increase faculty salaries, impose expensive accreditation standards, and exclude institutions that challenge its views. Furthermore, the investigation will look into claims that the ABA has enforced 'unconstitutional racial and gender preference requirements' in the admission and hiring processes of its accredited law schools. This action follows the Texas Supreme Court's decision in January to remove the requirement for aspiring lawyers in Texas to attend an ABA-accredited law school before taking the state bar exam. UT Law, a school accredited by the ABA, stated through its executive director of marketing and communications, Christopher Rober...
