Rule 51 of the ABA Standards and Rules for Approval of Law Schools sets out the circumstances under which the Council or the Managing Director will provide public notice of sanctions, specific remedial action, probation, withdrawal of approval, and significant noncompliance with one or more Standards under Rule 11(a)(4).
Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Sanctions, Remedial Action, and Significant Noncompliance under Rule 11(a)(4)
Public notice of sanctions, specific remedial action, probation, withdrawal of approval, and significant noncompliance with one or more Standards under Rule 11(a)(4).
October 2020
60-Day Notice of Council Decision to Withdraw ABA-Approval from Whittier Law School
60-Day Notice of Council Decision to Withdraw ABA-Approval from Arizona Summit Law School
60-Day Notice of Council Decision to Withdraw ABA-Approval from Valparaiso University School of Law
August 2020
Council Decision to Withdraw ABA-Approval from Valparaiso University School of Law
Council Decision to Withdraw ABA-Approval from Whittier Law School
Council Decision to Withdraw ABA-Approval from Arizona Summit Law School
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
May 2020
Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
Florida A&M University College of Law
Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law
Mississippi College School of Law
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law
University of South Dakota School of Law
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
February 2020
Golden Gate University School of Law
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
January 2020
Council Approves Thomas Jefferson School of Law Teach-Out Plan
November 2019
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Appeals Panel Decision
August 2019
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
May 2019
Council Decision to Withdraw ABA-Approval from Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Council Approves Western State College of Law Teach-Out Plan
February 2019
Valparaiso University School of Law Teach-Out Plan
October 2018
Arizona Summit Law School Teach-Out Plan
September 2018
Arizona Summit Law School Teach-Out Plan
May 2018
Council Decision to Withdraw ABA-Approval from Arizona Summit Law School
March 2018
Golden Gate University School of Law
December 2017
Appalachian School of Law - Public Notice re Specific Remedial Action
November 2017
Council Decision to Place Thomas Jefferson School of Law on Probation
June 2017
May 2017
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
March 2017
Public Notice of Council Decision to Place Arizona Summit Law School on Probation (March 27, 2017)