A federal judge has declined to issue a temporary restraining order—at least for now—that would have stopped the American Bar Association from requiring Florida Coastal School of Law to make several public disclosures about its accreditation status and bar pass rates.

Judge Brian Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled June 18 that the ABA should be given an opportunity to respond to the arguments from the Jacksonville school and its owner, InfiLaw Corp., that the disclosures are misleading and would undermine the school’s efforts to recruit more qualified students and boost its bar pass rates.

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