Hawaii offers temporary licenses to new law graduates due to bar exam delays
THE GARDEN ISLAND — Bar exam applicants can receive a temporary license to practice law in the state as an alternative to the written test during the coronavirus pandemic, the Hawaii Supreme Court announced this week.
Read More about Hawaii offers temporary licenses to new law graduates due to bar exam delaysIowa 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 issuesVermont Supreme Court cancels in-person July bar exam and offers online test in the fall
EIN PRESSWIRE — On July 17, 2020, and July 24, 2020, the Vermont Supreme Court made further declarations regarding the Judicial Emergency that was declared on March 16, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about Vermont Supreme Court cancels in-person July bar exam and offers online test in the fallWashington 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 graduatesFederal guidance bars new international students from entering US if taking online-only classes
INSIDE HIGHER ED — New U.S. immigration guidance clarifies that new international students — unlike continuing international students — cannot come to American colleges to take a “100 percent” online course load this fall.
Read More about Federal guidance bars new international students from entering US if taking online-only classesFederal judge rejects Department of Education citizenship status restriction on CARES Act funding
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A federal judge for the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction Friday ordering that the Department of Education could not deny funding authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to a Bunker Hill Community College student based on her immigration status.
Read More about Federal judge rejects Department of Education citizenship status restriction on CARES Act fundingHigher education groups advocate for continuation of student loan payment relief
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Several associations representing the nation’s colleges and universities on Wednesday urged congressional leaders to continue excusing student loan borrowers from having to make payments until at least after next Tax Day in April.
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