In an interview with Law.com on Friday, a U.S. News & World Report spokesperson provided more detail on changes to the methodology of the publication's popular law school rankings.

The conflict between law schools and U.S. News has continued to grow since November, when schools first began announcing decisions to cease participating in the publication's high-profile rankings.

In interviews with Law.com, a number of law school leaders have expressed their dismay since U.S. News sent a letter to law deans Jan. 2 regarding methodology changes and subsequently held a closed meeting on the topic Jan. 4 during the Association of American Law Schools conference in San Diego.