Constitutional Law,
Administrative/Regulatory
Mar. 18, 2026
Why California's degree-granting college exemptions are unconstitutional
Education Code § 94874(i) unconstitutionally outsources California's core regulatory authority over degree-granting colleges to private federal accreditors, undermining state separation of powers and judicial accountability.
Stanislaus Pullé
Dean
Southern California Institute of Law at Santa Barbara and Ventura
Stanislaus is a former visiting scholar of the Yale Law School and research fellow of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.
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