Trump Admin Starts Breaking American Bar Association’s Left-Wing Monopoly On Law School Accreditation

The Trump administration announced Friday it is moving forward with dismantling the American Bar Association’s (ABA) stranglehold on U.S. law schools, which allowed the organization to force left-wing ideologies on legal education at the threat of revoking accreditation. Department of Education staff recommended that the ABA lose its status as the only officially recognized accreditor […]

Congress Spotlights American Bar Association’s Dance With The DEI Devil

The ABA 'has continuously pursued discriminatory DEI practices,' said Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas.

'Antiracist Critical Pedagogy': Penn State Law School's New Strategic Plan, Devoted to 'Antiracism,' Raises Legal Questions

In an internal planning document distributed to faculty last month, Pennsylvania's flagship law school promised to devote the entire institution to "antiracism," from recruitment and hiring decisions to research and classroom instruction. Penn State Dickinson Law said it would "recruit, retain, teach and research according to antiracist principles" and embrace an "antiracist critical pedagogy," according to a copy of the document obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

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Federal Judge Who Doubles as George Washington University Lecturer Recuses Herself From Antisemitism Case Against the School After Arguing There Was No Conflict of Interest

A federal judge who teaches a course at George Washington University's law school recused herself from an antisemitism case against the university—but only after she taught the course for three months and argued that her connection to the defendant did not create a conflict of interest. That judge, Biden appointee Loren AliKhan, said her employment didn't create any conflicts and was prepared to stay on the case until one party formally objected.

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Yale Law School Loses Top Spot in US News Rankings After Scandals Tarnish Ivy League School

Yale Law School is no longer number one. Four years after a bevy of free speech scandals, several revealed in the pages of the Washington Free Beacon, shook the Ivy League school, Yale on Tuesday lost its spot atop the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings, which it had occupied for more than 35 years. Stanford is now the top law school, with Yale and the University of Chicago tied for second place. Harvard Law School, meanwhile, ranks number six.

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'Plainly Wrong': Berkeley Law Dean Accused of Violating Settlement Agreement Over 'Anti-Zionist' Student Group Bylaws

A Jewish legal advocacy group is accusing the University of California, Berkeley's law school dean of violating the terms of a just-announced settlement obtained by the Washington Free Beacon that resolved a lawsuit challenging student group bylaws that barred speakers based on their Jewish, Israeli, or Zionist identities.

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Florida Joins Texas In Ending American Bar Association’s ‘Gatekeeper’ Grip On Law Schools

In a major step toward greater ideological freedom in the legal profession, the state of Florida ended the left-wing American Bar Association’s (ABA) dominance over its law schools on Thursday. In its nine-page order, the Florida Supreme Court revealed that it has amended the state’s bar admissions rule “to end the rule’s reliance on the […]

DEI Should Have Ended Harvard’s ‘Elite’ Status 60 Years Ago (Or More)

Racial discrimination in favor of minorities at so-called elite schools was already widespread by the early 1970s.