Living in the path of totality, every day. @professorgriggs@mstdn.social Northwestern U; Notre Dame Law. Lover of ND 🏈.
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White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia told me she didn't pass the bar exam, but was advised it's acceptable to call herself a lawyer because she has a law degree. Some legal experts disagree, saying its inappropriate and unethical.
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Hot off the press! I am honored to join the 6th edition of Traversing the Ethical Minefield as a co-author. If you teach P.R. and want a text that has substantial A.I. coverage, this book's for you.
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When a state official makes an empirical public safety claim, the evidentiary standard ought to be higher than the emotional force of a single case. The more powerful the office, the higher the ethical responsibility to distinguish a tragedy from a trend. kansasreflector.com/2026/09/…
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Timely and relevant takeaways from Bloomberg Law Insights published today:
"Every state contract for a licensing exam must be public. Procurement decisions this consequential must not be shielded behind nondisclosure agreements.
Vendors must warrant their products to the test takers. Entities that develop or deliver a licensing exam must not limit their accountability to the contracting state."
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Order from the Washington Supreme Court. courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/?fa=n…
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2015 #barmageddon
2020 #barpocalypse
2026 #barzaster
The dates and the hashtags change, but the harm and the insufficient response and remediation do not.
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I am looking for writing accountability partners (in law) with feedback loops built in. Standard pomodoro timed session, but followed by a window of time to exchange works and offer feedback on the others' argument, draft revisions, etc. I'll call it my ADHD pom.
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Professor Griggs retweeted
The Notre Dame Law School Immigration Clinic is now accepting new cases!
If you or someone you know is in the South Bend area and seeking immigration assistance, we are currently accepting new intake requests. Capacity is very limited, so we encourage anyone interested to submit an intake through our website as soon as possible.
Visit: law.nd.edu/immigration-clini… for more information.
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I spend a lot of time researching remedies for bar applicants. Sadly, the nextgen failures in MD, MO, and WA are neither the first nor the worst, they are just the most recent. Meaningful remedies for those affected will be an uphill battle because immunity doctrine stands in the way of recovery—possibly even against private vendors.
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Professor Griggs retweeted
Law Review students watching law professors complain about non-uniform requirements for article submission as they read 5 different syllabi and think ahead to the bar exam.
#Satire
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Professor Griggs retweeted
Someone do a wellness check on Law.com.
This will go down as one of the stranger headlines I've seen.
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Sad truth in these words.
The Washington Bar Exam situation is a perfect example of the legal profession’s hypocrisy and double standard.
From the very first day of law school orientation, we’re told what will be demanded of us as law students and lawyers: You’ll miss holidays, family events, milestones, and things everyone else gets to enjoy. You’ll get sick, and no one will care. People you love will need you. Emergencies will happen. You’ll be exhausted and overwhelmed, and you’ll still be expected to show up.
The ethical rules governing legal practice are unforgiving, with very little room for error. Your tech failed? Too bad. You misunderstood something? Tough luck. You made an honest mistake? You should’ve been more careful. You didn’t anticipate the problem or leave yourself enough time? That’s on you, and you’re probably a terrible lawyer who isn’t competent enough to be doing this in the first place.
Yet when the institutions governing lawyers fail, they rarely hold themselves to that same standard. The people harmed are treated as unfortunate casualties, inevitable but acceptable collateral damage in a system that fails us in one way or another, year after year, particularly when it comes to applicants and the bar exam.
The public is protected from lawyers through rules, oversight, and governing bodies. But when those institutions fail, who protects us?
The public is entitled to extraordinary care and protection from lawyers. Our own profession rarely treats us like we’re worthy of even the bare minimum.
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This article, without citation, truly gets to the heart of the problem I've been screaming about for years. Please read and share! More in comments. cato.org/blog/botched-admini…
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"Outsourcing Self-Regulation" by Marsha Griggs share.google/dkqiokWNukHz0a7…
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On average, the number of people who sit for the summer bar exam in New York City (for example, when given at the Javits Center) falls somewhere between 3000 and 4000 people. Closer to 4000 than 3000, often.
The number who took the exam in Washington causing The Bandwidth Breakdown was 645.
We’re going to need some bandwidth.
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This is precisely the problem that I have been writing about for years. It is possible that our state supreme courts have subjugated themselves to NCBE, and if so contract standing and judicial immunity would likely bar any remedy for examinees.
It is an infuriating mess that I hope to see remedied.
There may be a curious wrinkle here. The state agencies that run the bars likely have written contracts with NCBE. Maybe the bars can't recover.
But I bet candidates lack a written contract with the agencies concerning exam terms.
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In my estimation, Washington and Missouri will need to sue the NCBE if they want bar applicants harmed by the NextGen debacle in those states to recover.
California has settled its lawsuit against bar exam vendor Meazure Learning after the troubled February 2025 exam. The agreement includes a $5.25M payment and closes a major legal dispute.
Read more: jdjournal.com/2026/07/15/cal…
#BarExam #LegalNews
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My Bar Exam Playlist now includes:
🎵 I should have seen this coming
🎤 Being a Bar Examiner Means Never Saying I'm Sorry
🎶 Don't Sleep, Testing Resumes at 6AM
🎼 The night the WiFi Went Out in Yakima
💿 Baby Come Back to Me in September
Future lawyers deserve better!
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And this is just the Missouri update. Smh.
The new bar exam proved a complete disaster in multiple states. Remember how smug all these people were when California screwed up its exam? Karma! abovethelaw.com/2026/07/the-…
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