California Law Deans Advocate for Provisional Licensing and In-Person Bar Exams Amid Technical Failures

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Seventeen deans from American Bar Association-approved law schools have urged the California Supreme Court to provide provisional law licenses to graduates who fail the February bar exam due to significant technical issues. The deans also requested the state return to in-person testing for the upcoming July exams, abandoning the new Kaplan-written questions introduced for remote testing. According to state bar staff, there is already a recommendation to resume traditional testing site formats for the summer exam sessions. These developments follow a letter sent to Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, highlighting severe conditions experienced during the latest examination cycle.

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