ABA Hit With Another Suit on Law School Standards

The American Bar Association has been hit with a third suit in a week alleging its law school accreditation practices are arbitrary and unconstitutional.

The now-shuttered Charlotte School of Law alleges that it was forced to close after the ABA found it hadn’t complied with four accreditation requirements.

Once the Department of Education found out about this, it didn’t allow the school to participate in the federal loan program, “making it impossible” to remain open, a statement released on behalf of the school said.

Two suits last week allege the ABA was too hard on the Florida Coastal School of ...