UIC John Marshall Law to release Law in the Time of Coronavirus video series
UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL — On August 13, UIC Law hosted “Inequities in the Time of Coronavirus,” the sixth video discussion in the Law School’s “Law in the Time of Coronavirus” series.
Read More about UIC John Marshall Law to release Law in the Time of Coronavirus video seriesUniversity of New Mexico Law professors request delay to fall semester amid COVID-19 cases among faculty
DAILYLOBO.COM — A group of tenure track School of Law professors at the University of New Mexico have formally requested a delay in the start of the fall semester.
Read More about University of New Mexico Law professors request delay to fall semester amid COVID-19 cases among facultyNorthwestern Law students Jamie Hwang and Connor Cohen share advice for incoming students learning online
ABA JOURNAL — As guinea pigs of Zoom law school classes, we learned—the hard way—what it’s like to be first-year law students in a world battling COVID-19. As 1L section mates, we supported each other through an unprecedented finale to our first spring semester at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in Chicago.
Read More about Northwestern Law students Jamie Hwang and Connor Cohen share advice for incoming students learning onlineLaw graduates express concern over in-person Alaska Bar Exam
ALASKA PUBLIC MEDIA — With coronavirus on the upswing, a group of recent law school graduates say it’s too risky to sit indoors for the Bar exam. They’re asking the Alaska Supreme Court to allow applicants to practice law without taking the two-day proctored test.
Read More about Law graduates express concern over in-person Alaska Bar ExamCalifornia Supreme Court issues order to permanently lower bar exam score
TIMES OF SAN DIEGO — The California Supreme Court issued an order Monday to permanently lower the passing score for the state’s bar exam by 50 points and administer the test online in October as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More about California Supreme Court issues order to permanently lower bar exam scoreCalifornia Supreme Court will not retroactively apply lower passing score to past bar exams
JD JOURNAL — The California Supreme Court issued an order Monday making a lower passing score for the state’s bar exam official, but it also announced that the new cut score would not apply retroactively.
Read More about California Supreme Court will not retroactively apply lower passing score to past bar examsLaw deans and firm leaders urge DC Court of Appeals to adopt diploma privilege for new law graduates
BLOOMBERG LAW — The push to allow lawyers to practice without passing the bar exam in Washington, D.C. has gained some heavyweight support. Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal and Sean Marotta, another Hogan Lovells Supreme Court practice group partner, urged the D.C. Court of Appeals on Wednesday to adopt a “diploma privilege.”
Read More about Law deans and firm leaders urge DC Court of Appeals to adopt diploma privilege for new law graduatesLaw graduates highlight technology flaws with Florida’s remote bar exam
LAW360 — A group of law graduates asked the Florida Supreme Court for help Monday as they deal with data security breaches, overheated computers and malfunctioning facial recognition features in the remote bar exam software that will be used for the online Florida bar exam scheduled for Aug. 19.
Read More about Law graduates highlight technology flaws with Florida’s remote bar examLouisiana Supreme Court announces August and October online bar exams will be open book
THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE — The unlucky group of people left taking Louisiana’s bar exam in August and October can call off the cramming. The Louisiana Supreme Court announced Wednesday that those registered for the August and October exams will have an open-book test that they can submit via email.
Read More about Louisiana Supreme Court announces August and October online bar exams will be open bookMaryland law deans and law graduates urge state court of appeals to temporarily adopt diploma privilege
THE BALTIMORE SUN — Maryland law school deans and recent graduates are calling on the state’s highest court to waive the bar exam for new lawyers, citing concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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