TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 6, 2017
The American Bar Association House of Delegates today voted against a proposal to tighten bar passage rate standards for accredited law schools, the ABA Journal reports. The proposal faced criticism due to concerns including different state scoring standards and a failure to address racial inequalities in the admissions process. The resolution comes after a recent investigation shows LSAT numbers and bar-pass rates getting worse at so-called “high-risk” law schools – institutions seen as the most at risk for exploiting students.