FTC Urges Tennessee Supreme Court to Oppose the ABA's Law School Accreditation Monopoly
Summary: Federal Trade Commission staff urged the Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday to open law school accreditation to competition by reducing its reliance on the American Bar Association (ABA) in determining which law schools provide sufficient education for their graduates to take the Tennessee bar examination.
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