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10 Legal Educ. Newsl. 1 (1979)

handle is hein.journals/syllabus10 and id is 1 raw text is: Volume X, Number 1, January 1979 Published by the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar REPORT ON SECTION ACTIVITIES Accreditation Activities. During the past five months, the Section conducted two periodic reinspections of fully approved law schools, one inspection of a provisionally approved law school applying for full approval, two annual reinspections of provisionally approved law schools, one inspection of an un- approved school seeking provisional approval, and two special inspections of fully approved schools. In addition, there was one hearing for an approved law school to show cause why its ABA approval should not be removed. Recognition of ABA as Accrediting Agency. The Supreme Courts of 43 states and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals re- quire (either by rule of court or board of law examiners ad- minstrative rule) graduation from an ABA approved law school as a requisite for taking the bar examination. In the remaining states, graduation from an ABA approved law school permits a person to take the bar examination, with other persons (usually graduates of non-ABA approved law schools located within the state) being permitted to take the bar examination as well. The American Bar Association also is the Nationally Recog- nized Accrediting Agency for Law Schools as recognized by the Commissioner of Education, U.S. Department of Education, HEW. The Commissioner's Advisory Committee on Accreditation and In- stitutional Eligibility recommended on November 3, 1978, that the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar be continued as the Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agency for Law Schools for a period of three years. Bar Admissions. On November 9, 1978, the Supreme Court of Minnesota issued its opinion in the case of Application of Bryan M. Hansen to write the Minnesota Bar Examination. The Court upheld its Rule 11(4) which requires an applicant to the Minnesota Bar to be a graduate of an ABA approved law school. The Court found that it is rational for a state supreme court to conclude that the ABA is best equipped to perform the function of accrediting law schools and to utilize ABA findings in the administration of its rule.