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The Oregon Bar pass rate increased to 75% for the February 2007 administration of the test. This is the highest pass rate since before 1999 (online records only go back to 1999).
In February, 2007 First Time Takers had an 83% pass rate; Repeaters had a 66% pass rate.
In February, 2006 First Time Takers [...]

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An anonymous blogger is alleged to be the publisher of 41 questions taken from one of the two 2006 MBE administrations.
Attorneys for the NCBE have issued subpoenas to Google and Earthlink to uncover the identity of the blogger, who put the questions on the Internet within hours of the test.
Maybe PMBR should take [...]

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If you’re one of the few attorneys…like me…that didn’t graduate from an ABA school, not to worry…you won’t be able to take the Georgia Bar Exam anytime soon.
Proposed legislation died in Georgia today that would have allowed attorneys from other states who graduated from unaccredited law schools to take the Georgia bar exam [...]

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Steven Levine, the president of the Wisconsin Bar wants to eliminate the “Diploma Privilege” that permits graduates of the state’s two ABA-acredited schools to immediately become lawyers upon graduation. Bar Exam? Not for those grads, unless Levine gets his way.
Read the story here.
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California School of Law has a section discussion campus life. That’s interesting since the campus is a space in front of your computer. Get your own beer!
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If you took a BarBri course anywhere in the U.S. from 8/1/97 through 7/31/2006, you may be a member of a class action that is near settlement. A $49m fund has been set up to pay the class members (with the attorneys taking 25%). The actual amount to be paid to any claimant [...]

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In a September, 2006 ruling, the South Dakota Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision that 150% of the normal exam time, and in a distraction-free room was sufficient for an bar candidate with ADHA who wanted 200% of the normal exam time. The Bar rejected the testimony of the candidate’s expert.
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I took the 6 day course, and I also took the 3 day course.
The 6 day course (taught live) was very useful. I was…at the time…very surprised to see so many similar questions on the MBE. Of course now I know why.
For me, their three day course (taught[?] via video tape) was a [...]

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If you’re a former or current BarBri student, and you’re interested in the Class Action suit, follow THIS LINK to find relevant links.

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…and now I’m a member of the class action suit. I took the BarBri California course at their ‘live’ location in West Los Angeles.
Is BarBri a great resource? It is a necessary resource?
I tend to oppose the first query, and support the second. The teaching at BarBri is decent; the essay submission [...]

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