As nervous law students fret over taking the Texas bar exam this month, one man who failed the rigorous test in 2009 claims the state's requirement that would-be attorneys take the exam violates his constitutional rights.

Among other things, Jamar Osborne alleges the bar exam violates his free-speech rights because it requires test-takers to give legal opinions, and the Texas Board of Law Examiners (TBLE) determines if they're "valid."