The Louisiana Supreme Court has struggled with bar applications submitted by law graduates who omitted criminal history information on their law school applications. Most recently, on December 8, 2015, the …
Yes, at least in Tennessee. On December 21, 2015, the Supreme Court of Tennessee amended its bar admissions rules to include this paragraph: (b) The Board or any individual member …
New York’s highest court is considering imposing such a requirement. On October 9, 2015, the court requested public comment on a recommendation from its Task Force on Experiential Learning and …
In a sweeping settlement reached on August 14, 2014, the United States Department of Justice and the Louisiana Supreme Court put an end to the Department’s three-year investigation into Louisiana’s …
In a February 5, 2013 letter to the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice describes serious problems with “Louisiana’s attorney licensure system,” …
A federal district court in National Association for the Advancement of Multijurisdiction Practice v. Berch recently upheld the constitutionality of an Arizona bar admission rule that grants reciprocal admission to lawyers …
Tomorrow (August 17, 2013), the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) will administer the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) to applicants seeking admission to practice law in Louisiana and most other jurisdictions …
