State Bar & Bar Associations
Feb. 11, 2021
State Bar threatened with lawsuit over facial recognition technology
The technology is used as an anti-cheating device but some say it is disproportionally inaccurate in identifying people with darker skin and women.
A group of bar applicants told the State Bar on Wednesday to get rid of facial recognition technology that is used to prevent cheating during the bar exam's online administration or face a lawsuit.
Representing the group is the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The committee wrote a letter on behalf of the National Association for Equity in the Legal Profession, formerly known as United for Diploma Privilege, and one ...
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