Accredited against someone's will

Hello!


I stumbled upon a quite questionable institute that claimed to be accredited by an even more questionable accreditor. These guys claimed that a LOT of - reputable - universities were accredited by them; of course, only to give themselves a reputable facade.
I know little about the U.S. legal system. What is the legal position, can I accredit a university against its will?


Best regards,
Mac Juli

 

Bogus accreditors do this all the time. They usually start with the Ivy Schools (or equivalent elsewhere) and work their way down. Not a rewarding job, sending C&D letters to Cyberspace, Pakistan or remote outposts in the Indian Ocean or the South Pacific.

A dark and lonely job -- but, right @SteveFoerster somebody's got to do it....

 

I'm not a lawyer, but usually C&D is what I think they call "adequate remedy" for things like this - HOWEVER, I think in order to have "standing" they institution would have to demonstrate some kind of harm, damage, or loss of revenue or reputation in order to have a real case.