US FTC urges Tennessee Supreme Court oppose ABA law school accreditation monopoly
( May 1, 2026, 15:35 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission filed a letter urging the Tennessee Supreme Court to "open law school accreditation to competition by reducing its reliance on the American Bar Association in determining which law schools provide sufficient education for their graduates to take the Tennessee bar examination." In a statement, the agency said the ABA's standards for law school accreditation impose an elitist model of legal education, driving up its costs and thereby limiting the supply of lawyers, serving the anticompetitive interests of lawyers who dominate ABA membership and undermining consumers seeking affordable legal services. The letter was joined by the US Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee and officials at the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, the statement said.Statement follows below: ...
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