Federal Panel Deadlocks Over ABA’s Power to Accredit U.S. Law SchoolsWhat Law Students Need to Know The dispute now centers on whether the ABA’s accrediting council is truly independent from the larger American Bar Association. Loss of federal recognition would hit a small group of freestanding law schools most directly, while raising much broader questions over bar eligibility and J.D. portability. The Sept. 23 vote…USA Herald13d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducationlaw school accreditation vote