Litigation
May 9, 2013
Facing suit, State Bar defends exam passage rate rule
A requirement that at least 40 percent of graduates from State Bar-accredited law schools pass the bar exam is constitutional and "wholly rational," bar lawyers argued in a motion defending the new rule against a law school's challenge.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A requirement that at least 40 percent of graduates from State Bar-accredited law schools be able to pass the bar exam is constitutional and "wholly rational," bar lawyers argued in a motion defending the new rule against a law school's challenge.
The bar's pleading, filed late Monday, asks U.S. District Judge James V. Selna to dismiss a suit attacking the new accreditation st...
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