SMU Dedman School of Law professor Joanna L. Grossman argues that the New York Bar Association should not eliminate Question 26 of the New York Bar Exam, which asks applicants for admission to the state bar whether they have been arrested. Professor Grossman explains why eliminating the question would likely cause more harm than good.
Illinois law dean and professor Vikram David Amar comments on some of the questions commentators and analysts are, or will soon be, asking—specifically why we have bar exams for legal licensure, and, assuming we retain them, what they should look like going forward. Amar observes the limitations of the so-called diploma privilege advocated by some and suggests that states adopt greater interstate uniformity in their bar exams, shift toward more performance (as opposed to memorization) exams, and move away from being so time pressured.
