Some years ago, The Institute for Creation Research (ICR) moved from California to Texas. Texas didn’t recognize their accreditation, so they filed to get it approved. In 2008 the Texas Higher Education Coordination Board — the organization that grants accreditation — denied the ICR. The creationists appealed. In the meantime, they also tried to extend their ability to grant degrees temporarily while the lawsuit continued. What happened this week is that the extension as denied. [http://ncse.com/news/2010/06/legal-defeat-icr-005583]