The Federal Trade Commission sent a letter to the Texas Supreme Court asserting the American Bar Association has effectively held a monopoly over law‑school accreditation and that its standards impose costly, rigid requirements. The FTC urged Texas justices to consider alternatives to ABA control, amplifying long‑running debates about accreditation costs, access to the profession and whether state licensing should loosen ABA prerogatives. The move echoes federal criticism of accreditor power and could spur further challenges to national accreditation models.