Washington Supreme Court Rules That Bar Exam No Longer A Requirement To Practice Law, Cites Impact On “Marginalized Groups” - Th...
The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that the bar exam is no longer a requirement for prospective lawyers. On Friday, The Bar Licensure Task Force explained that the bar is “minimally effective for ensuring competency” and “disproportionally and un...
They did the right thing for the wrong reasons. The idea of professional licensure makes sense, if you assume the state sets the right standards and enforces them correctly, but it totally falls apart when they delegate their authority to private trade organizations. That's really nothing more than the medieval guild system in modern times.