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Litigation

Jun. 14, 2013

Judge dismisses suit challenging bar passage accreditation rule

A federal judge on Wednesday threw out Southern California Institute of Law's challenge to new regulations requiring that at least 40 percent of graduates of State Bar-accredited schools be able to pass the bar exam.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SANTA ANA - A federal judge Wednesday threw out a law school's challenge to new regulations requiring that at least 40 percent of graduates of State Bar-accredited campuses be able to pass the bar exam.


U.S. District Judge James V. Selna ruled that the lawsuit by Southern California Institute of Law was not ripe because the school had not yet been injured by the pass-rate requirement. Any &...

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