Amy Coney Barrett Hearing Proves How Stupid The Bar Exam Is
No one, not even Supreme Court nominees, needs to memorize all this stuff.
Morning Docket: 10.13.20
* A class action about Xbox controllers that allegedly "drift" has been beefed up. I used to blame controllers when I lost at GoldenEye as a kid... [Video Games Chronicle] * Andrew Cuomo apparently has "no interest in going to Washington" to become Attorney General if Joe Biden is elected president. [Fox News] * A Connecticut lawyer who served time in federal prison for fraud is seeking reinstatement to the Connecticut Bar. [CT Post] * Law School Transparency is hosting an event on the future of the bar exam that you should all check out! [Law School Transparency] * A black man who was allegedly led through Galveston, Texas, by a white police officer on horseback is suing the city for $1 million. [CNN] * The Florida Bar says a lawyer acted so poorly, the judge had to “resort to a discipline strategy typically reserved to parents separating bickering siblings.” This sounds like so many depositions I've attended... [Daily Business Review]
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87-Year-Old Tries To Finally Pass The Bar Exam By Studying ‘Several Minutes A Day’
'This year is probably my last chance.'
Across The Country, Applicants Spend Last Weekend Studying For Bar Exam
We're in the endgame now.
NCBE Touts Poll, ‘See, People Who Don’t Know What A Bar Exam Is Think We Need Bar Exams!!!’
This is a stunt, and a bad one.
Bar Examiners Offer Insults Rather Than Answers To Security Risks
If they just took the integrity of the exam as seriously as they take their sick 'critical thinking' burns.
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
California Approves Temporary Law Licenses Which, With $3, Will Get You A Cup Of Coffee
Why do people think this helps?
Bar Examiners: ‘This Will Be Fine!’ Also Examiners: ‘We Need To Hire The Mass Shooting PR Firm.’
California hires Abernathy MacGregor.
Online Bar Exams Rely On Facial Recognition Tech And Guess What? It’s Still Racist!
It seems like someone in a position of authority might want to look into this.
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Two Days Before The Deadline, Bar Exam Declares Desktop Computers Forbidden
And it doesn't look like New York is alone -- it seems to be a last-minute ExamSoft change.
After Criticizing Bar Examiners, Bar Applicant’s Character & Fitness Review Mysteriously Ramped Up
Shockingly, bar examiners may be doing the thing they said they'd do.
MacBooks May Be Able To Cheat The Online Bar Exam
But even if they're not, this highlights the lack of trust out there.
Bar Examinee Tests Positive For COVID After Leaving Last Week’s Exam Feeling Ill
But we're going to keep having in-person bar exams because... TRADITION!
State Supreme Court Can’t Muster Professional Courage To Explain Latest Bar Exam Decision
As judges, explaining your reasoning is supposed to be part of the job.