Bloomberg Law
July 30, 2019, 11:14 PM UTC

600 California Bar Exam Takers Seek Refunds After Topics Leak

Joyce E. Cutler
Joyce E. Cutler
Staff Correspondent

More than 600 people scheduled to take the California bar exam sought refunds following the disclosure that some law school deans were tipped to subject areas to be included in the notoriously difficult test.

The bar permitted requests for a 100% refund to be filed by the morning of the two-day test July 30. Refunds generally are restricted and are proportional to when and for what reason they’re sought.

But the rules here were tossed when exam topics were released last week in an email to deans of 16 law schools. The test is a combination of essay topics ...

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