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State Bar Files Suit Against Feb Bar Exam Vendor
Board Discusses Supreme Court’s Proposed Admissions-Related Amendments to CA Rules of Court
CA Supreme Court Makes Appointments to Board of Trustees and Committee of Bar Examiners
Statement on Executive Actions Threatening the Availability of Legal Counsel and the Rule of Law
CBE Recommends Scoring Adjustments for February Bar Exam
Progress on the Ad Hoc Commission on the Discipline System’s Recommendations