School of Law
Founded in 1954, the School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. The School of Law is one of 80 ABA-accredited law schools to hold a membership in the Order of the Coif, a distinguished rank of American law schools. Legal educator Brian Leiter regards the School of Law as having a strong law faculty. In 2003–04, he ranked the school 22nd in the nation in terms of scholarly impact. In 2007, Leiter ranked the school's faculty 27th in the nation based on mean scholarly impact.
Among its several projects is the Center for Criminal Justice Policy and Management of which former United States Attorney General Edwin Meese was director from 1977 to 1981.
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