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The Bar Exam Begins to Fail Its Own Test

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The supreme court of Washington, acting in its supervisory power over the state’s courts, has ruled that the bar exam will no longer be the exclusive way to get admitted to practice law in the state:

There are other states with workarounds. Wisconsin, for example, allows graduates of the state’s two law schools — the University of Wisconsin and Marquette — to be admitted automatically to the Wisconsin bar without taking the test. At the same time, the state is joining others in revamping the exam itself:

Dan McLaughlin

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Dan McLaughlin

Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute.

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