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California Supreme Court approves state bar exam modifications

JURIST

The Supreme Court of California confirmed the 2025 bar exam will be the first to implement the new exam modifications on Tuesday. The Californian Bar “ finalized an agreement with Kaplan to independently develop questions for the California Bar Exam.”

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California Bar Reveals It Used AI For Exam Questions, Because Of Course It Did

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Unaware that you’re supposed to rip the band-aid off all at once, the embattled officials behind the California Bar Exam decided they hadn’t had enough of the non-stop cavalcade of disastrous headlines about February’s exam, so they just casually threw out there that they used AI to come up with some of the questions.

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California voters reject ballot measure banning forced prison labor

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California announced on Sunday the unofficial result that voters in the state rejected Proposition 6, which would have amended the Constitution of California to ban state prisons from forcing inmates to work. The post California voters reject ballot measure banning forced prison labor appeared first on JURIST - News.

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California Senate advances reparations legislation including bill to create reparations agency

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The California Senate passed legislation Tuesday that, if approved by the state assembly, would create an agency to implement policies and facilitate reparations for descendants of chattel slaves, while also authorizing the compensation of Black families whose land was seized under the state’s eminent domain power.

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California Civil Discovery Act Undergoes Significant Overhaul

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California governor signs bills to ease housing shortage

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a number of bills on Tuesday to ease the state’s housing shortage. In a statement, Newsom said, This package of smart, bipartisan legislation boosts housing production in California – more streamlining, more local accountability, more affordability, more density.

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California governor signs law prohibiting schools from informing parents about students changing pronouns

JURIST

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday prohibiting schools from informing parents when students change their pronouns in school. ” According to the California legislature’s LGBTQ caucus, the SAFETY Act is necessary to prevent school boards from outing the gender identity of students.

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