More details of how the ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions is asserting independence from the American Bar Association.

Amid steps by states to create their own accrediting systems, the ABA council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Friday voted to clarify its independence from the overall ABA by setting up a new unit focused on law school oversight and by limiting options for input on accreditation standards.

Julianne Hill, Legal Ed Council Underscores Independence as States Limit Accreditation Powers, ABA Journal, January 16, 2026; see also Christine Charnovsky, ABA Council Aims to Gain Autonomy From ABA, Law.com, January 16, 2026. A full list of recent stories about accreditation was posted last week on TaxProfBlog.