This opinion consisted of the order and consent decree mentioned in the above referenced case with regard to the United States Department of Justice’s suit against the ABA. The ABA was enjoined and restrained from adopting any standard or taking any action resembling a standard that mandates a certain amount of compensation to a law school’s employees. They were no longer allowed to use any compensation data for their accreditation process, nor were they allowed to collect or disseminate that type of data. The ABA could no longer prohibit a law school from enrolling students in a post-J.D. or LL.M. program; nor could the ABA mandate that an ABA-approved law school could not accept transfer credits from a non-ABA-approved law school; nor could the ABA prohibit a law school from being a fore-profit entity. The final order also forced the ABA to revise its accreditation process and enter more of a due-process system when enacting new rules and regulations. The Court ordered the ABA to monitor itself and maintain an antitrust compliance program.

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