The latest from the ABA Journal:

The much-anticipated crisis brought on by changes in federal regulations regarding financial aid has not manifested—yet. That’s the conclusion of law deans contacted by the ABA Journal as well as officials at the Law School Admission Council and the AccessLex Institute. . . . . [W]ith many schools now in session, class sizes haven’t shrunk, and waitlists were not tapped more than usual.

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Whether first-generation students and historically underrepresented students have been forced out of the law school pipeline because they didn’t have financial resources remains to be seen. That data won’t be available until early in 2027, Joachim says.

Julianne Hill, New Financial Aid Rules Didn’t Hurt Incoming Law Class Size, ABA Journal (August 31, 2026).