A report found state lawmakers enacted a record 21 higher‑education censorship bills in 2025, covering curriculum controls and new limits on faculty governance; the vast majority came from Republican‑controlled legislatures. The wave of laws and proposals has prompted campus legal teams and provosts to reassess academic policies and curricular approvals. In Texas, officials also moved to drop the American Bar Association requirement for aspiring lawyers, a change rooted in political opposition to DEI standards that could reshape legal education and accreditation pathways. Together, these developments signal a broader state-level push to rework accreditation, governance, and permissible campus programming — creating legal and reputational risk for institutions that remain out of step with new state mandates.