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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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Why California's degree-granting college exemptions are unconstitutional
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