After Wyoming enacted legislation in 2006 requiring all private higher-education institutions to seek federally recognized accreditation within five years, Newport International University sued, arguing that the law violated the state Constitution. But in a ruling last summer, the Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the law, and the Laramie-based university has now decided to leave the state, the Associated Press reported.
Newport International relinquished its state registration on April 24, the AP said, citing information from the Wyoming Department of Education.
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