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Duncan Law School’s Provisional Accreditation Denial: ABA Asks Court to Butt Out of Its Affairs

05 Jan

In its Jan. 3, 2012 brief in opposition to Duncan Law School’s motion for a temporary restraining order, the ABA starts out making its case why the ABA’s recent denial of provisional accreditation should not be litigated at this time:…

 

Provisional Accreditation Denial by the ABA: A speculative back-story for Duncan Law School’s Lawsuit

03 Jan

On Dec. 22, 2011, Duncan School of Law filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Tennessee against the ABA alleging antitrust and due process violations after failing to receive ABA provisional accreditation. [Text of…

 

Controversy Over the ABA Denying Provisional Accreditation to Duncan Law School

22 Dec

Duncan Law School of Lincoln Memorial University was recently featured in David Segal’s Dec. 17, 2011 NYT article For Law Schools, a Price to Play the A.B.A.’s Way. In fact, the article opened and closed with comments from Duncan Law…

 

ABA Grants Full Accreditation to Two Schools

08 Aug

One of the outcomes of the American Bar Association meeting held in Toronto last week is the the full accreditation of two law schools. Drexel’s Earle Mack School of Law in Philadelphia and the Charleston School of Law in Charleston,…

 

Senator Asks ABA Questions About Scholarships and Debt

14 Jul

Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) has sent the American Bar Association President Stephen N. Zack a stinging letter asking 31 pointed questions about its accreditation process. He specifically asks the ABA if it keeps statistics on the the number of…

 

An Intervention: ABA Violates 17 Department of Education Accreditation Regulations

13 Jun

The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity advises the Secretary of Education on matters related to accreditation and to the eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher education. Last week, the Committee reviewed 10 agencies, including the…