Masks? Vaccines? Bar Exam Covid-19 Rules Are All Over the Map

Most U.S. bar exams are standard, but law school graduates will encounter starkly different Covid-19 precautions next month depending on the state where they take the test.

Michigan requires masks, but not Texas. New York requires vaccination proof—though not in Buffalo and Albany—and Florida doesn’t. Ohio will use bathroom monitors to enforce social distancing, and Georgia promises extra scrutiny for test takers with a runny nose.

Welcome to in-person bar exams, 2022-style. States that adopted differing patchworks to battle the Covid-19 pandemic are extending the variation to law graduates taking the biggest test of their lives.

“For many, an already ...