Remote And On-Demand Bar Exams Could Be On The Way

I know what you’re thinking: great idea with a terrible track record. Experimental bar exams have left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth since February, and for good reason. The California Bar’s Kaplan-powered rollout was terrible: AI-generated questions, comically bad service from the exam vendor, and grading fixes that spat out way more lawyers than […]

Exacting Nexus Standard

The data is frightening. The average age of folks in the U.S. diagnosed with colorectal cancer has dropped in the past 15 years to 67 from 72. According to one of our country’s leading cancer hospitals, MD Anderson, “[n]early one in nine new colon cancer cases and one in five new rectal cancer cases occur […]

Wait — How *Do* You Make Equity Partner??

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the latest Partner Satisfaction Survey, powered by Leopard Solutions, what percentage of non-equity partners say the road to full equity partnership is “not clear at all”?  Hint: One respondent said, “The path to equity keeps getting longer.” See the answer on […]

Is Shutting Up Part Of The Job? — See Also

Davis Polk Associate Fired For Posting His Private Opinions In His Spare Time: Should the response be “Good on him” or “That’s what you get!”? Trump Wants To Say It To Alito’s Face: Expect him to take his executive order strategy all the way to SCOTUS. The No-Spine Nine Are Putting Their Heads In The […]

Morning Docket: 07.22.25

* DOJ trying to unseal Epstein grand jury records knowing those won’t add anything but hoping it sounds official enough to get their own followers off their backs. [New York Law Journal] * John Roberts is responsible for every bit of this. [The Atlantic] * Breonna Taylor killer sentenced to 3 years after Trump DOJ […]

The morning read for Tuesday, July 22

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Why the Supreme Court could take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal over Epstein agreement (Jordan Rubin, MSNBC News) The Difference Between Gerrymandering and Redistricting, Explained (Rebecca Schneid, Time) This Is the Presidency John Roberts […]

The Supreme Court case that incited violence

In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country.  Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Many dissents take decades to become law, if ever. Justice Harlan Fiske Stone’s dissent in Minersville School […]