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Letter To South Dakota Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Texas Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Kansas Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Nebraska State Bar Commission, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To State Board Of Law Examiners North Dakota, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To The Office Of The Board Of Bar Examiners Oregon, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Oklahoma Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Office Of Bar Admissions Supreme Court Of South Carolina, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Wyoming State Bar, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Associate Director Of The Idaho State Bar Exam, Idaho State Bar, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Alabama State Bar, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To State Bar Of Nevada, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Executive Director Office Of Professional Programs Arkansas, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Department Of Admissions/Exam State Bar Of Montana, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Mississippi Board Of Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To The West Virginia Board Of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Supreme Court Of Wisconsin Board Of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Letter To Washington State Bar Association, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic

Menstrual Policies and the Bar

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Dean's Perspective: The Bar Exam: It's Time For Indiana To Adopt A Uniform Bar Exam, Austen L. Parrish

Articles by Maurer Faculty

For most of us, the Bar Exam conjures up memories of grueling prep courses, intensive studying, and a couple of long days of exhaustive tests. In a way, the exam is the final rite of passage from law student to law practitioner. The exam is intended to test minimal professional competency, evaluating an applicant's legal reasoning and ability to apply general legal principles to various fact patterns.

Recently, bar exams throughout the United States have come under scrutiny. Nationwide pass rates have declined significantly. The same has been true for Indiana. Even though pass rates for first-time takers at the …

An Epic Fail, Marsha Griggs

All Faculty Scholarship

All at once, the U.S. found itself embattled with the threat of COVID-19, the new normal of social distancing, and the perennial scourge of racial injustice. While simultaneously battling those ills, the class of 2020 law graduates found themselves also contending with inflexible bar licensing policies that placed at risk their health, safety, and careers. During a global health pandemic, bar licensing authorities made the bar exam a moving target riddled with uncertainty and last-minute cancellations. This costly and unsettling uncertainty surrounding the bar exam administration was unnecessary because multiple alternatives were available to safely license new attorneys. A ball …

The Bar Exam And The Covid-19 Pandemic: The Need For Immediate Action, Patricia E. Salkin, Eileen Kaufman, Claudia Angelos, Sara J. Berman, Mary Lu Bilek, Carol L. Chomsky, Andrea A. Curcio, Marsha Griggs, Joan W. Howarth, Deborah Jones Merritt, Judith Welch Wegner

Scholarly Works

The novel coronavirus COVID-19 has profoundly disrupted life in the United States. Schools and universities have closed throughout much of the country. Businesses have shuttered, and employees are working from home whenever possible. Cities and states are announcing lockdowns in which citizens may leave their homes only for vital errands or exercise.

Medical experts advise that at least some of these restraints will continue for 18 months or more—until a vaccine is developed, tested, and administered widely. It is possible that localities will be able to lift some of these restrictions (such as lockdowns and school closures) intermittently during those …