Texas
and
Florida
have
been
Things
1
and
2
when
it
comes
to
following
through
with
Trump
administration
edicts
on
relatively
neutral
entities
being
reclassified
as
aggressively
political
organizations.
In
late
September,
the
Texas
Supreme
Court
penned
an
order
stating
that
the
ABA
shouldn’t
have
the
final
say
on
whether
law
school
alumni
can
sit
for
the
Texas
bar
or
be
licensed.
It
has
been
that
way
for
a
while,
but
the
ABA
is
now
compromised
what
with
its
insistence
on
the
importance
of
the
rule
of
law.
Florida
feels
similarly,
but
they’re
still
trying
to
iron
out
the
kinks
of
replacing
the
largely
unproblematic
accreditation
role
the
ABA
has
played
for
decades.
Florida
Bar
has
coverage:
A
Supreme
Court
workgroup
is
proposing
alternatives
to
Florida’s
near-exclusive
reliance
on
the
ABA
in
the
Bar
admissions
process,
ones
designed
to
“promote
flexibility,
innovation,
access,
and
accountability
in
legal
education.Promoting
flexibility
and
access
in
legal
education?
That
just
sounds
like
DEI
with
extra
steps!
The
main
problem
is
that
they
have
big
shoes
to
fill.
Like
it
or
not,
the
ABA
is
good
at
the
whole
accreditation
thing.
Err
too
far
on
throwing
out
the
bad
for
the
new
and
you
risk
approaching
new
accreditation
needs
the
way
that
California
approached
needing
a
new
bar.
If,
after
all
that
research
and
development,
you
end
up
dyeing
your
product
so
that
it
looks
like
Heisenberg’s,
you’d
have
been
better
off
tightening
your
belt
and
going
with
the
program.
Remember:
all
this
hubbub
about
diversity
requirements
in
accreditation
doesn’t
hold
that
much
water
considering
the
ABA
has
and
had
extended
the
moratorium
on
that
bit
for
a
while
now.
Speaking
frankly,
Texas
and
Florida
would
probably
be
better
off
lobbying
to
get
the
ABA
proper
to
make
the
changes
they
want
to
see
rather
than
making
a
garment
from
entirely
new
cloth.
One
of
the
most
astute
observations
the
committee
made
is
that
Texas
and
Florida
are
the
only
states
that
are
acting
on
their
beef
with
the
ABA
as
an
accrediting
body.
Even
if
TweedleTex
and
TweedleFlor
figure
out
which
of
their
graduates
can
practice
in
their
own
states,
what
happens
if
and
when
they
decide
to
move
or
work
in
any
of
the
other
48
states?
As
stated
in
the
report,
Florida
could
preempt
some
of
this
challenge
and
reach
out
to
other
states
to
make
multistate
agreements
or
push
for
reform
on
their
own,
but
that’s
a
lot
harder
ask
than
to
let
everyone
else
stick
to
the
program.
All
that
said,
these
two
are
going
to
do
whatever
it
takes
to
own
the
libs.
Good
luck
or
whatever.
Court
Workgroup
Explores
Alternatives
To
ABA
Role
In
Bar
Admissions
Earlier:
Texas
Plans
To
Cut
Law
School
Accreditation
Ties
With
The
ABA
Over
50
Bar
Organizations
Stand
Up
For
The
Rule
Of
Law
ABA
Likely
To
Extend
Suspension
Of
Diversity
Requirement
For
Law
School
Accreditation
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.