And the third panel will have papers by  Pat Chew, Pitt Law, Challenging Authority; George Taylor, Pitt Law, The Object of Diversity; Jean Stefancic, University of Alabama School of Law, Discerning Critical Moments: Lessons from the Life of Derrick Bell. [read post]

The second is Type I & Type II errors—for instance, the bar admits some people who may end up facing discipline one day, but it does not admit some people who may go their entire careers without facing discipline.There is much to chew on when examining the relationship between the bar exam and other items, but these, I hope, provide a fruitful starting point for discussions about the bar exam—without the heated (and erroneous) rhetoric that’s too common in these… [read post]