Avoiding Lies and Omissions on Law School Applications

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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 …

Bar Admissions

U.S. Department of Justice and Louisiana Supreme Court Settle Bar Admissions ADA Dispute

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 …

Bar Admissions / Recent Cases

U.S. Department of Justice Rebukes Louisiana’s Bar Admissions Process

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,” …

Bar Admissions

Louisiana’s Restrictive Reciprocal Bar Admission Rule Likely Constitutional

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 …

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