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