Constitutional Law
Aug. 28, 2018
UCLA professor is not entitled to State Bar data, appeals court says
A UCLA School of Law professor is not entitled to State Bar admissions data he has long sought to show racial disparities in the bar exam, a state appeals court ruled.
A UCLA School of Law professor is not entitled to State Bar admissions data he has long sought to more closely examine the impact of racial preferences in law school admissions, a state appeals court ruled.
In a unanimous opinion published Thursday, the 1st District Court of Appeal agreed with a lower court that the information Richard H. Sander requested about bar applicants -- including race/ethnicity, undergraduate GPA and LSAT s...
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