Computer programs frequently stopped and started while transmitting questions. Some of the questions were mistakenly imported from the “Baby Bar,” a lower-level exam given to first-year law students. Proctors assigned to monitor exam sites were reported to have interrupted test-takers. And there was evidence that some questions on the exam were the products of artificial intelligence.

(Subscription required) As the state bar's committee of bar examiners approved more scoring help for those who failed the February 2025 exam, a group of law school deans asked the California Supreme Court to provisionally license anyone who fails or withdraws from the July 2025 exam.

The opinion is expected to address whether there was sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s finding that defendant acted with reckless indifference to human life and therefore was ineligible for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6. The court granted review in September 2023. More about the case here.

(Subscription required) The organizations say a regulatory rule undermines California's climate goals and relies on an outdated legal standard. At issue is how much deference courts must give to the Public Utilities Commission's statutory interpretations.