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Law Practice

Oct. 7, 2008

Professor Goes to State Court Over Bar Data

A fight between the State Bar and backers of a controversial study on affirmative action in law schools has moved to a new venue: Superior Court.

By Amy Yarbrough

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A fight between the State Bar and backers of a controversial study on affirmative action in law schools has moved to a new venue: Superior Court.

On Friday, lawyers for UCLA law professor Richard Sander and his supporters sued the State Bar and its Board of Governors in San Francisco County court. They argue the bar has no basis for continuing to withhold exam data, especially after researchers'...

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