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Professor Brian C. Kalt of the Michigan State University School of Law has penned two articles, both of which should be MUST reads for any law student (or even hardened old saw attorneys!).
They are, in reading order: “The Perfect Crime”, followed by “Tabloid Constitutionalism: How a Bill Doesn’t Become a Law”.
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I have to say that I’m proud to know the author of one of the most literate bar exam candidate blogs out there.  The author goes by the screen name of Grand Poobah, but everyone knows his real name is Brian.  (Don’t worry… I’ll give you the link to his blog in a moment.)
Brian’s honesty, [...]

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I wrote the following message on The Grand Poobah’s website regarding those to have taken the Bar Exam, and those who will take it (perhaps even again).  My thoughts have apparently touched a number of bar examinees.  I hope you find them as a positive influence on your bar taking activities.
-Jonathan
It’s a journey.
There is no [...]

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The next time someone reminds you that it’s okay to have failed the Bar Exam because (insert, here, the name of a successful person who failed the bar) did too, you can tell them that they missed one.
He may have failed the NY bar, but now he can do more to influence the [...]

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Why?
Because twice each year the State Bar hands them a gift in the form of an immensely powerful marketing tool. This marketing tool is easily adapted by each Bar Prep program to fit its own unique style and teaching method, and it comes with an iron-clad, time-tested, guarantee of effectiveness.
What is [...]

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Los Angeles, CA 90067 February 6 2008
A new antitrust class action lawsuit against West Publishing Corporation, dba BAR/BRI, and Kaplan, Inc. was filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, Case No. CV 08-810 RSW(Ex). The lawsuit accuses the [...]

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It appears that the ABA is about to adopt a rule that requires that the at least 75% of bar-takers from ABA accredited schools pass their bar exams, or the school may be at risk of losing accreditation.

The National Law Journal has a story about this issue in its February 4, 2008 edition. CLICK [...]

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Attention: February 2008 Laptop Registration
Laptop Registration will begin on January 9, 2008 and end on January 11, 2008. Click here for essential Technical Information you must comply with to register for the February 2008 Virginia Bar Exam laptop program.
NO LATE REGISTRATION WILL BE ALLOWED

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Professor James D. Miller, of Smith College wrote an interesting piece on his blog (this link) about the California Bar exam. It begins,
Rather then forbidding these 43.9% from practicing law California should allow them to practice so long as they clearly tell their clients that they failed the bar exam. This way the [...]

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Who?
Oh, yes, that 18 year old who just passed the California Bar Exam (on her first try). The woman who enrolled in college full time at age 11. The woman who went to law school at age 15.
Read more about Ms. Holtz in the L.A. Times. Click here.

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