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NACIQI Deadlocks, Rejecting ABA Accreditation Role Extension

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC · How we work

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NACIQI failed to decide on the ABA’s law-school accreditation role on September 23, 2026.
An 8-8 vote blocked the 12-month extension and the proposal to end ABA recognition.
Education Department staff’s August report urged stripping the ABA’s accreditation role over council-independence concerns.
The ABA council repealed Standard 206, the former diversity rule, after its earlier suspension.
Law schools and students could face loan and bar-admission impacts if the ABA loses federal recognition.

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Story summary

NACIQI failed to decide on the ABA’s law-school accreditation role on September 23, 2026.
An 8-8 vote blocked the 12-month extension and the proposal to end ABA recognition.
Education Department staff’s August report urged stripping the ABA’s accreditation role over council-independence concerns.
The ABA council repealed Standard 206, the former diversity rule, after its earlier suspension.
Law schools and students could face loan and bar-admission impacts if the ABA loses federal recognition.