"The Supreme Court of Texas said in an order on Friday that it "is of the tentative opinion that the ABA should no longer have the final say" on whether a law school's alumni can sit for the Texas Bar or be licensed. The court itself would determine which law schools are "approved" under the state's lawyer admissions rules, according to the preliminary order."
"Can knowing how to work a smoker be part of the approval system? Lawyers are getting a bad rap right now, but this could be the change we need. If being served notice with a side of brisket with a mean smoke ring doesn't make our adversarial system a little kinder, nothing will. At the very least, I'd prefer a slab to a mariachi band."
Texas Supreme Court issued a preliminary order tentatively concluding that the ABA should no longer have the final say on whether a law school's alumni can sit for the Texas Bar or be licensed. The court would itself determine which law schools are approved under the state's lawyer admissions rules. The order provided no details on a replacement approval system and invited public comments by December 1, with anticipated changes to take effect January 1. The move follows concerns about low bar passage rates and partisan critiques of the ABA's stances on DEI and the rule of law, raising questions about judicial evaluation of law school efficacy and potential politicization of approvals.
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