Three cheers to razing the bar! The post Washington’s Supreme Court Green-Lights Three Ways To Skip The Bar Exam appeared first on Above the Law ..read more

* Mistrial in the Breonna Taylor case. [CNN] * DEI consulting is booming after the Supreme Court rollback of affirmative action. [Bloomberg Law] * Progress on an alternative to the bar exam in California. [Reuters] * Judge in Google search case keeping a very open mind. [Law360] * Alex Murdaugh one step closer to a new trial. [Law & Crime] The post Morning Docket: 11.17.23 appeared first on Above the Law ..read more

To do that? Law schools need to instill in students the ability to write clearly. The post First Things First: Passing The Bar Exam appeared first on Above the Law ..read more

Congrats to those who passed the most recent NY bar exam! The post The New York Bar Exam Is Remarkably Consistent appeared first on Above the Law ..read more

* If Senator Whitehouse thinks John Roberts will take action after Sam Alito straight up admitted to breaching ethics rules, then he doesn't know John Roberts! [Law360] * Oregon Supreme Court voting on whether to become the first state in the modern era to offer a full apprenticeship path to the bar. [Reuters] * GPT-4 wins a lawyering contest featuring various AI options, but still isn't as good as humans. Kinda supercharges why states might want to find licensing pathways that don't involve an algorithm gaming a test, huh? [New Scientist] * Nationwide says it is not on your side if you're acc ..read more

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* The FTC is appealing its case against the Microsoft-Activision merger. There's a lot of talk about the FTC "failing" but even in losing they forced Microsoft to publicly claim it wouldn't make key franchises XBox exclusives and... that's a victory in itself. Successful litigation doesn't have to end in a win to have been a smart case to bring. [Law360] * But, because everything is stupid now, the FTC is going to get grilled in a congressional hearing. [Reuters] * Gun ban in state parks upheld because the law has never been enforced and may never be... haven't these people heard of 303 Creati ..read more

Between threatening Facebook and suing Wachtell, the Chief Twit is pretty active. We also talk about the end of the Supreme Court Term and the struggles in bar prep. The post Elon Musk Is Having A Very Litigious Week appeared first on Above the Law ..read more

There's more than enough to go around. Now we know how many people are missing out. The post Ever Wonder How Many People The Bar Exam Keeps Out Of The Profession? We Finally Have A Number! appeared first on Above the Law ..read more

At least most of the takers had sufficient finger print ridges to take the thing. The post Bar Exam Scores Are Down For The Second Year Running appeared first on Above the Law ..read more