Texas and Florida Should End ABA's Law School Accreditation Monopoly Due to Political Capture
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The Gist
The author argues that Texas and Florida made the right move by ending the American Bar Association's control over law school accreditation. The ABA became too politically liberal and used its power to force law schools to adopt diversity policies, so states should take back control of deciding which law schools are acceptable.
Conclusion
Texas and Florida were right to end the ABA's monopoly on law school accreditation, and other conservative states should follow suit
Premises
- The ABA has been ideologically captured by the left since 1992, abandoning political neutrality to become a partisan Democratic organization
- The ABA's monopoly power over law school accreditation gave it gatekeeping authority that allowed it to impose woke orthodoxy on legal education
- The ABA required law schools to demonstrate commitment to diversity and inclusion through concrete actions, including diverse faculty and student bodies
- The ABA continued seeking workarounds to maintain diversity quotas even after the 2023 Supreme Court ruling against race-based admissions
- State courts elected by citizens are more trustworthy than the partisan ABA to set appropriate accreditation standards
- Breaking the ABA's monopoly will liberate law schools from mandatory woke orthodoxy and restore proper educational standards
Assumptions
- Political neutrality is essential for professional accreditation organizations
- Diversity and inclusion requirements constitute harmful 'woke orthodoxy' rather than beneficial educational goals
- State-level control of accreditation will produce better outcomes than national professional organization control
- The ABA's political positions since 1992 have compromised its ability to fairly evaluate law schools
- Conservative states have legitimate grievances against current accreditation standards