Members on the leftist state Supreme Court in Washington have ruled that the bar exam for prospective lawyers is racist, so candidates can do something else to qualify, like do an apprenticeship or an internship.
Fox News said the court decided the traditional test “disproportionately and unnecessarily blocks marginalized groups from entering the practice of law.”
Further, they said, it is “at best minimally effective for ensuring competent lawyers.”
The court’s Bar Licensure Task Force apparently was suggesting that the test, in the past, has not been effective in keeping out incompetents.The report said the judges found, “In addition to the racism and classism written into the test itself the time and financial costs of the test reinforce historical inequities in our profession.” Get the hottest, most important news stories on the Internet – delivered FREE to your inbox as soon as they break! Take just 30 seconds and sign up […]
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