Idaho Supreme Court order creates online October bar exam
IDAHO STATESMAN — In an emergency order Monday, the Idaho Supreme Court decided to allow recent law graduates to take the bar exam online and extended the period in which graduates can be temporarily licensed to practice law.
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KSN 3 NBC — The Kansas Bar Exam is next week and students and faculty from the state’s law schools are advocating for a measure that would side-step the exam.
Read More about Kansas law students advocate for diploma privilege to enter practice amid pandemicOpinion: Cancellation of Louisiana bar exam puts lives on hold for law graduates
THE ADVOCATE — On July 15, just 12 days before recent law school graduates were scheduled to take the most consequential exam of their lives, the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Committee on Bar Admissions announced the cancellation of administration of both in-person and remote bar exams.
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BEAUREGARD DAILY NEWS — Since Louisiana’s July bar exam was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, recent law school graduates can practice law without the exam, the Louisiana Supreme Court said in an order Wednesday.
Read More about Louisiana grants diploma privilege and allows recent law school graduates to practice without passing bar examLaw graduates and faculty call on Missouri Supreme Court to postpone July bar exam
OZARKFIRST.COM — Hundreds of recent law school graduates are calling on the supreme court to postpone an upcoming bar exam.
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LINCOLN JOURNAL-STAR — David Sears was one of three law school graduates in the state to petition the Nebraska Supreme Court last week to allow aspiring attorneys to skip the examination for admission to the bar.
Read More about Nebraska Supreme Court denies petition to grant diploma privilege to law graduates to enter practiceNew York cancels September bar exam and permits limited practice for first-time test takers
LEXOLOGY — Earlier today, the New York Court of Appeals and the New York Board of Law Examiners announced that it was canceling the New York Bar Exam.
Read More about New York cancels September bar exam and permits limited practice for first-time test takersNew York law graduates react to postponement of bar exam
QUEENS DAILY EAGLE — Christina Lee was set to begin a new job at Legal Aid in September, just after sitting for the bar exam. But that was before the state cancelled the Sept. 10 and 11 lawyer-certification test on Thursday — the second time the Court of Appeals has decided to postpone the exam to…
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DAILY NEWS — New York’s Board of Law Examiners announced last week that after already pushing back the state’s bar exam from July to September, the test would again be put on hold. From a public health perspective, this was the right call — why forcibly subject thousands of people to a two-day indoor exam?
Read More about Opinion: Diploma privilege is the best option for New York amid pandemicNorth Carolina law graduates concerned over the safety of in-person July bar exam
CBS 17 — With more than 700 people expected to gather in Raleigh next week for the bar exam, some recent law school graduates are raising concerns about the potential spread of COVID-19 and reaching out to Gov. Roy Cooper (D) about the situation.
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