{"id":165400,"date":"2026-10-21T04:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/21\/legal-educators-raise-concerns-over-law-degree-portability-standardization-as-aba-awaits-doe-decision\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T04:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:59:59","slug":"legal-educators-raise-concerns-over-law-degree-portability-standardization-as-aba-awaits-doe-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/21\/legal-educators-raise-concerns-over-law-degree-portability-standardization-as-aba-awaits-doe-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Educators Raise Concerns Over Law Degree Portability, Standardization as ABA Awaits DOE Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Experts say the pending DOE decision regarding ABA Council accreditation poses no immediate crisis, but they warn that states abandoning the council&#8217;s accreditation could disrupt legal education oversight and portability of 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