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Bar Exam

June 10, 2020

Court of Appeals Updates Order on Remote D.C. Bar Exam

By Jeremy Conrad

On June 10 the District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued an order updating its June 8 announcement that the court will administer a remote D.C. bar exam on October 5 and 6, 2020, in lieu of the previously scheduled September Uniform Bar Exam (UBE).

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May 28, 2020

Experts Debate Bluetooth Contact Tracing as COVID-19 Response

By Jeremy Conrad

While the COVID-19 death toll continues to climb in the country, states are turning to tech-enabled contact tracing to start lifting restrictions and to contain the spread of the coronavirus, a tactic that privacy experts debated during a recent Center for Democracy & Technology webinar.

D.C. Bar

May 26, 2020

D.C. Bar Hosts Virtual ‘Meet the Next Chief Judge’

On June 9, the D.C. Bar is cosponsoring a virtual forum for members of the bar and the community at large to meet the three D.C. Superior Court judges who have applied to become the court’s next chief judge, replacing Judge Robert E. Morin who is retiring this fall.

Board on Professional Responsibility

May 19, 2020

BPR Considers Rules Changes, Adjusts Operations

On May 18, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals Board on Professional Responsibility issued two orders, one seeking public comment on proposed amendments to its Rules, the other announcing adjustments to its operations in light of the COVID-19 crisis.  

The DC Bar Foundation

May 19, 2020

DCBF Appeals for Delay in Interest Rate Cuts on IOLTA Accounts

By Jeremy Conrad

The DC Bar Foundation (DCBF) is asking banks to reconsider reducing interest rates on D.C. Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA), or, at a minimum, to delay a rate cut for as long as possible to avoid significant consequences on the District’s civil legal aid network.

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