Results from the July bar examination are now available. Apparently, there were some, um, irregularities in the administration of the test. Above The Law reports that “[o]ne test site — which appears to have been a giant livestock pen at the state fairgrounds — lost power, causing all kinds of drama as the students tried to finish their essays on laptops that were being slowly drained of battery power.” And it quotes a bar applicant who asserts that “[o]n the way to the bathroom . . . I passed a couple of applicants crouched up on their chairs, trying to avoid the mice running underneath their feet . . . . A couple of braver test-takers took some sort of active charge and proceeded to poke the poor things with their pencils to get them away.” The Board of Law Examiners devised an alternate scoring system for applicants who suffered from the power outage. This is the first I’ve heard about the rodent issue. In other news: I previously announced ASSET, the iPhone/iPad app I developed, with lots of help, about search and seizure law. It’s been available for a month, so I thought I’d provide a quick update. It has been installed by over 1500 people, and the reviews of the app -- in the app store, in comments on the blog, and in comments directly to me – have been very positive. Although the app is designed mainly for officers, lawyers and judges have said that they find it [...]
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