Bar Exam Subject Leak to be Probed in California (Corrected)

July 29, 2019, 9:44 PM UTCUpdated: July 30, 2019, 11:25 AM UTC

The California Supreme Court opened an investigation into how law school deans were tipped to subject areas in this week’s bar exam.

“The court will ensure that there is a thorough and independent investigation,” the Supreme Court said in a July 29 statement.

Topics were released in an email last week to deans of 16 law schools invited to observe the California Bar Examination grading process. The bar said it “had no evidence” that leaked information had been shared with students.

The California bar exam is one of the nation’s toughest and includes essay and multiple-choice questions.

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