"Perennially embattled Cooley Law School once again called out by the ABA over sagging bar passage rates. The school has been out of compliance with ABA standards since 2020, and now finds itself on probation with its accreditor. And that matters because law schools that take student money and then don't set them up for a career are failing those students."
"After learning that Paul Weiss and Kirkland were providing free legal services to the Commerce Department, presumably in an effort to satisfy their pro bono payola obligations, we wondered how this could possibly be legal in light of 31 U.S.C. 1342. Apparently, lawmakers wondered the same thing. And James Comey finds himself indicted after a whirlwind that involved removing the existing top federal prosecutor for refusing to file a sham case and replacing him with an in-over-her-head Florida insurance lawyer."
Cooley Law School has been out of compliance with ABA standards since 2020 and was placed on probation for sagging bar passage rates. The school's accreditation troubles raise concerns about taking student tuition without preparing graduates for legal careers, and Cooley previously litigated against the ABA after a similar episode. Major firms Paul Weiss and Kirkland provided free legal services to the Commerce Department, prompting questions about whether those arrangements function as pro bono payola and whether they conflict with 31 U.S.C. 1342. James Comey was indicted after a sequence that included removing a prosecutor who refused to file a sham case and replacing that prosecutor with an inexperienced Florida insurance lawyer.
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