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Trump's DOJ vs. Law Schools, Scholarships, and the ABA
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I've covered the government's moves on law school money and the ABA across a string of videos. This puts all of it in one place.
After the admissions files, the Justice Department opened a review of law school scholarships at William & Mary. It says it has reached no conclusions. The 509 reports show full rides were already down 23% from 2021 to 2025. And the ABA dropped its diversity rule, then got a 500-page report recommending it lose its power to accredit law schools anyway.
Accreditation decides whether your school's students get federal loans and whether its grads can sit for the bar in most states. It's also the reason every school publishes the 509 numbers you use to compare them. Schools are getting more careful about anything they can't defend on paper, and your LSAT score is the number they can.
Get the free LSAT cheat sheet: unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet
0:00 The DOJ's second front
0:44 Law school scholarships under federal review
7:40 Full ride scholarships are falling
10:42 The ABA and the diversity rule
13:40 What happens if the ABA loses accreditation
21:15 The 509 report and who publishes it
25:28 Why the LSAT matters more now
I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005.
If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.
🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson:
https://unpluggedprep.com/start
📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching:
https://lsatunplugged.com
I've covered the government's moves on law school money and the ABA across a string of videos. This puts all of it in one place.
After the admissions files, the Justice Department opened a review of law school scholarships at William & Mary. It says it has reached no conclusions. The 509 reports show full rides were already down 23% from 2021 to 2025. And the ABA dropped its diversity rule, then got a 500-page report recommending it lose its power to accredit law schools anyway.
Accreditation decides whether your school's students get federal loans and whether its grads can sit for the bar in most states. It's also the reason every school publishes the 509 numbers you use to compare them. Schools are getting more careful about anything they can't defend on paper, and your LSAT score is the number they can.
Get the free LSAT cheat sheet: unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet
0:00 The DOJ's second front
0:44 Law school scholarships under federal review
7:40 Full ride scholarships are falling
10:42 The ABA and the diversity rule
13:40 What happens if the ABA loses accreditation
21:15 The 509 report and who publishes it
25:28 Why the LSAT matters more now
I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005.
If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place.
🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson:
https://unpluggedprep.com/start
📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching:
https://lsatunplugged.com