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JD Portability: One Reason Why ABA Accreditation Probably Isn’t Going Anywhere

October 20, 2025
By Susannah Pollvogt

A portion of any law school's students will want to practice law in other states — states that require individuals to graduate from ABA-accredited law schools to sit for the Bar Exam.
Susannah Pollvogt
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