From the ABA Journal:

Deans at 11 law schools have argued the council for the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar should not approve a proposal that would speed up the process of revising or creating new accreditation standards.

Currently, as specified by Rule 55, the ABA is allowed to weigh in on proposed revisions to standards twice before the council determines the specifics of the change. The proposed changes would give the ABA only one chance to provide its input.

But the Feb. 20 memo addressed to council chair Daniel Thies and signed by deans including Angela Onwuachi-Willig at Boston University School of Law, Paul Litton at the University of Missouri School of Law and Marcilynn A. Burke at Tulane Law School, stated “we believe that the council should prioritize adopting the best possible standards, interpretations and rules over reducing the time it may take to implement a change.”

You can read more here. Julianne Hill, 11 Law School Deans Oppose Proposal to Speed Up Approval Process for Accreditation Changes, ABA Journal, Feb. 26, 2026.