Law school with bar pass rate under 75% threshold considers its future

The University of La Verne in California, which had a first-time bar passage rate of 31.49% for 2018, has assembled a committee to consider the future of its law school, following a recent change that tightened bar passage requirements for ABA-accredited law schools.

Oct 30, 2019 2:00 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Florida Coastal law student sues over prep course; suit tossed over hate group label

Florida Coastal law student sues school for allegedly toughening graduation standard A law student at Florida Coastal School of Law claims in a lawsuit that the school made it more difficult to graduate after she enrolled there. The suit by the “Jane Doe” student alleges breach of contract and negligent…

Sep 17, 2019 4:05 PM CDT

Florida Coastal federal financial aid to be released, following letter of credit submission

Updated: The U.S. Department of Education approved Thursday the release of federal student aid to Florida Coastal School of Law, a for-profit InfiLaw school, after the school submitted a letter of credit to the agency.

Sep 13, 2019 11:07 AM CDT

Law school deans recently hit with noncompliance notice say they can show standards are met

Two law schools—the Western New England University School of Law and the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law—recently received public notice of being out of compliance with ABA accreditation standards.

Sep 9, 2019 12:14 PM CDT

Cooley Law School cuts tuition and seeks to close satellite campus

Western Michigan University’s Thomas M. Cooley Law School has announced plans to cut tuition by 21% and close its satellite campus near Detroit in Auburn Hills, Michigan, at the end of 2020.

Sep 3, 2019 3:51 PM CDT

ABA legal ed section set to send various standards and rules revisions to House of Delegates

Aug 26, 2019 2:05 PM CDT

Closing Time: As Whittier Law School prepares to close, its dean tries to soften the blow for students

Closing Time: As Whittier Law School prepares to close, its dean tries to soften the blow for students

Jul 1, 2019 12:16 AM CDT

After tenure removals, Vermont Law School is now on sanction list of professors’ organization

Jun 19, 2019 10:46 AM CDT

ABA approval withdrawn for Thomas Jefferson School of Law

ABA approval for Thomas Jefferson School of Law, which was placed on probation in November 2017, has been withdrawn by the council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, according to a memo posted online Monday.

Jun 11, 2019 6:00 AM CDT

ABA’s Legal Ed approves two teach-out plan possibilities for Western State College of Law

Updated: Two teach-out plans for Western State College of Law, which is part of the embattled Argosy University System, have been approved by the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

May 28, 2019 1:40 PM CDT

ABA legal ed section’s council adopts tighter bar pass standard; clock for compliance starts now

Following multiple years of discussion, and two rejections from the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar adopted a proposed revision to tighten an accreditation standard regarding bar passage Friday.

May 17, 2019 4:29 PM CDT

ABA legal ed section’s council to reconsider stricter bar passage standard

May 10, 2019 5:02 PM CDT

Vermont Law faculty had little say when tenure was removed, says new report

When Vermont Law School, facing significant financial pressures, stripped 14 professors of tenure in 2018, it did not adequately involve faculty in the decision-making process, according to a report from the American Association of University Professors.

May 10, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

All InfiLaw suits against the ABA appear to be headed to resolution

Charlotte School of Law filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss, with prejudice, its lawsuit against the American Bar Association. The school is one of three law schools owned by the for-profit InfiLaw Corp., an entity of the private equity firm Sterling Capital Partners. Each school sued the ABA in May…

Apr 24, 2019 11:22 AM CDT

ABA legal ed section finds Puerto Rico law school back in compliance with accreditation standard

The University of Puerto Rico School of Law has taken “concrete steps” to demonstrate compliance with an accreditation standard regarding academic support, according to a decision recently posted online by the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. The section’s council considered the matter when it met…

Mar 29, 2019 9:22 AM CDT