The question "places a prospective law student in the unenviable position of determining whether to invest in a legal education without any assurances that they will be deemed morally fit to practice law after receiving their law degree and passing the bar examination," according to the Report and Recommendations of the Working Group on Question 26 of the New York Bar Application.
January 25, 2022 at 03:23 PM
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The New York State Bar Association wants to eliminate wording in Question 26 of the state bar application, which it says prejudicially pertains to juvenile and sealed criminal charges.
Question 26 on the application for admission to the New York State bar currently reads:
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