Iowa law school graduates prepare to take in-person bar exam amid pandemic
IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN — About 200 law school graduates will sit in a room together in the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines for their bar exam Tuesday and Wednesday, two weeks after Iowa saw its highest number of COVID-19 cases reported in a single day.
Read More about Iowa law school graduates prepare to take in-person bar exam amid pandemicDeans and lawyers applaud Louisiana Supreme Court for waiving the bar exam for recent graduates
TULANE NEWS — The deans of Louisiana’s four law schools and 16 prominent leaders of the Louisiana bar, including eight past presidents, have joined in commending the Louisiana Supreme Court for its recent decision to waive the bar exam for recent graduates.
Read More about Deans and lawyers applaud Louisiana Supreme Court for waiving the bar exam for recent graduatesMichigan online bar exam crashes due to apparent cyberattack
THE DETROIT NEWS — Prospective lawyers in Michigan on Tuesday took what was being hailed as the nation’s first online bar exam but the test crashed, a mishap the manufacturer blamed on a cyberattack.
Read More about Michigan online bar exam crashes due to apparent cyberattackNevada and Indiana push back administration of online bar exam due to technology issues
ABA JOURNAL — Nevada and Indiana have pushed back the dates for their online bar exams after users taking practice tests encountered technology problems.
Read More about Nevada and Indiana push back administration of online bar exam due to technology issuesWashington Supreme Court grants diploma privilege for law graduates
THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW — As a law student at Gonzaga University, Allison Drescher spent three years preparing for the bar examination – two consecutive days of multiple-choice questions and complicated essay prompts that test not only the legal wit of aspiring lawyers but also their mental stamina.
Read More about Washington Supreme Court grants diploma privilege for law graduatesBar exam updates by jurisdiction
NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR BAR EXAMINERS — The following jurisdictions have made announcements about changes regarding the July 2020 bar exam. We will continue to update this page as we receive information from the jurisdictions.
Read More about Bar exam updates by jurisdictionA look at recent changes to state bar exams and licensing
ABA JOURNAL — In light of public health concerns, Illinois and New York have joined the growing list of states that canceled in-person bar exams, with plans for an October remote test offered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Read More about A look at recent changes to state bar exams and licensingCalifornia schedules remote bar exam for October and permanently lowers passing score
REUTERS — California’s next bar examination will be held in October, remotely, with plans to allow at least some 2020 graduates to provisionally practice law under supervision before they pass the exam, the state’s high court ordered late Thursday.
Read More about California schedules remote bar exam for October and permanently lowers passing scoreConnecticut sets online bar exam in October
HARTFORD COURANT — The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee has moved the October bar exam online, instead of in-person at the Connecticut Convention Center.
Read More about Connecticut sets online bar exam in OctoberIdaho Supreme Court denies law graduates request for diploma privilege and keeps in-person July bar exam
EASTIDAHONEWS.COM — The Idaho Supreme Court has denied a request from 21 University of Idaho College of Law professors who asked that diploma privilege be granted to graduates of law schools this year. That would have meant students could practice law without completing the bar exams due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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