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Wednesday, December 02, 2015
Don't Fear, the 2015 Amendments to the FRCP will be Tested on on the July 2016 MBE and MEE
Last month, Howard Wasserman's post on PrawfsBlawg about the lagging bar exam (see post here) created a lot of controversy -- and roiled up some ire about the bar exam process in general. It seems our angst was misplaced. Today, the National Conference of Bar Examiners posted this note, which you may review on their website (here), if you prefer:
Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will be reflected on the July 2016 MBE and MEE
Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are effective December 1, 2015. The earliest these amendments may be reflected in the content of the MBE or MEE is July 2016. This is noted on the revised 2016 MBE Subject Matter Outline and MEE Subject Matter Outline.
I hope that this allays concerns.
Posted by Jessica Berch on December 2, 2015 at 05:22 PM | Permalink
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I don't think the angst was misplaced. If one inspects the "document properties" of the docs you cite on the NCBE website, one sees that they were created on 12/2/2015 at 4:05 p.m. Given the previous indications by the NCBE that the 2015 amendments would not be tested soon, the posting of the new docs seems to indicate a recent change in policy -- a wise one IMHO, but one that may have occurred thanks to the public discourse, ire, and angst.
Posted by: AnonProf13 | Dec 3, 2015 11:22:49 AM
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