Eugene and David have blogged about a recent fiasco at Yale Law School. Here, I will focus on one of the most disconcerting elements of the incident. An administrator told the student: "You're a law ...

In July of 2025, President Donald Trump reinstated the Presidential Physical Fitness Test,[1] a standardized evaluation of fitness for American school-age children. It includes a one-mile run, ...

In order to become practicing lawyers, students must first pass the bar exam. They also have to submit to a character and fitness evaluation, which digs into criminal history. That evaluation has ...

Last week, I told you about one of the speed bumps in the path of getting a license to practice law in Colorado — the bar examination. The bar examination is an intense, two-day, three-part test, ...

Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State in Manhattan (Wikipedia) The Committee on Character and Fitness of the Appellate Division, First Department will meet at the Offices of the Committee on ...

Many prospective law school students intend to earn a J.D. so that they can become practicing attorneys. In addition to earning the degree, they must pass the bar exam to practice law in any of the 50 ...

The successful completion of character and fitness requirements prior to bar admission dates back to at least the 18th century, when Massachusetts required that applicants provide references from ...

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