Lawsuit challenges policy that lets some grads skip bar exam
Source: jsonline.com Posted By: Jerry 5395 days ago
A federal appeals court has revived a class-action lawsuit that challenges Wisconsin's diploma privilege, a one-of-a-kind policy that allows graduates of the state's law schools to practice law here without taking the bar exam.
U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard A. Posner's decision raised several questions about the state practice - causing Wisconsin law schools to prepare evidence as the case goes forward.
The plaintiffs, graduates of Oklahoma City University School of Law, argued....