ABA Adopts New Academic Freedom / Freedom of Expression Requirement for Law School Accreditation

Eugene Volokh:

This apparently just happened; here’s the full American Bar Association standard (and see this ABA Journal article):

Standard 208: Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression

[a] A law school shall adopt, publish, and adhere to written policies that protect academic freedom. A law school’s academic freedom policies shall:

[1]​ Apply to all full and part-time faculty, as well as to all others teaching in law school courses;

[2] Apply to conducting research, publishing scholarship, engaging in law school governance, participating in law related public service activities, curating library collections and providing information services, and exercising teaching responsibilities, including those related to client representation in clinical programs; and