Oct. 19, 2017
Supreme Court refuses to lower bar exam pass score
The court said it was not persuaded by those urging a reduction of the cut score.
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and the state Supreme Court have decided there is not reason at this time to change the bar exam passing score.
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to lower the pass score for the state bar exam, resisting calls from law school deans and a powerful state lawmaker who claim the test is too difficult.
In doing so, the high court appeared to take a swipe at law schools that have been accused of lowering their acceptance standards to maintain class sizes.
The court encouraged the State Bar and law s...
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