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 ...

This week, we're examining bar application character and fitness questions regarding mental health and their potential impact on law students. I have written a lot about law students' mental health ...

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 ...

The standard for denying admission to the Maryland Bar has changed dramatically since 1901, when Etta Maddox was deemed ineligible because she was a woman — but the matter of proving one’s character ...

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 ...

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, ...

Each state office of attorney admissions considers an applicant’s moral character and fitness to practice law before granting admission to practice law. Bar applicants are required to answer questions ...

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, ...

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued final supervisory guidance on January 22, 2024, to New York banking institutions and financial services companies licensed by the NYDFS.