MBE Question of the Day

With results from the February 2023 bar exam being released in states around the country, we will be posting several real MBE questions every week, with the answer to be posted the following day. Please feel free to email us with any questions about these, and if you were unsuccessful on the bar exam, submit […]

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Will California Make Changes to its Bar Exam?

A state panel has recommended that California continue to use a bar exam to license attorneys but should develop its own distinct test. The Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam — a joint effort between the California Supreme Court and the State Bar — has voted to circulate draft recommendations that […]

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MBE Question of the Day – Answer

MBE Question of the Day – Answer (D) is correct. Issue: Whether evidence that addresses a collateral matter is admissible. Rule: The collateral evidence rule states that extrinsic or collateral evidence may not be used to impeach a witness who testified on a collateral matter. Extrinsic or collateral evidence is evidence that is not central […]

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MBE Question of the Day

With results from the February 2023 bar exam being released in states around the country, we will be posting several real MBE questions every week, with the answer to be posted the following day. Please feel free to email us with any questions about these, and if you were unsuccessful on the bar exam, submit […]

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MBE Question of the Day – Answer

(D) is correct. Issue: Whether the defendant’s reputation for recklessness is admissible in a civil trial arising out of a collision in which the defendant is accused of being negligent. Rule: Character is generally not relevant, and therefore, inadmissible, unless there is an exception under FRE 404 or 405, or someone “opens the door.” “Opening […]

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Online Law School Seeks Bar Exam Eligibility In Indiana

The Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) is opposing proposed rule changes that would allow graduates of certain non-American Bar Association Accredited Law Schools to sit for the Indiana Bar Exam. In a letter to the Indiana Supreme Court, the ISBA said it received feedback from members, the majority of whom were “overwhelmingly opposed to the […]

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MBE Question of the Day

With results from the February 2023 bar exam being released in states around the country, we will be posting several real MBE questions every week, with the answer to be posted the following day. Please feel free to email us with any questions about these, and if you were unsuccessful on the bar exam, submit […]

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NY Bar Exam Release Glitch Causes Sleepless Night for Test Takers

For New York bar exam test takers waiting to receive their results, the situation became even more stressful than usual when an apparent glitch caused them to have to wait hours after they were told that their results were in. The February 2023 New York Bar Exam results were supposed to be available at midnight, […]

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New York February 2023 Bar Exam Results Have Been Posted!

Check out the New York February 2023 bar exam results here To all of those who passed, congratulations! If you were not successful, contact us for a free score report evaluation and be sure to check out the Marino Retaker Program and Marino Tutoring options. Marino Bar Review is known for its success in helping retaker students pass the bar […]

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The New York Bar Exam Results are Being Released!

The New York Bar Exam Results are Being Released! To all of those who passed, congratulations! If you were not successful, contact us for a free score report evaluation and be sure to check out the Marino Retaker Program and Marino Tutoring options. Marino Bar Review is known for its success in helping retaker students pass the bar exam on […]

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The Top 3 Reasons You Failed The Uniform Bar Exam (UBE)

The Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) is now being administered in thirty-six states across the country, with new states adopting it every year. Whether you plan on taking the bar exam in New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Missouri, or 32 other states, you are actually taking the UBE. We have witnessed in the past few years […]

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MBE Question of the Day

With results from the February 2023 bar exam just starting to be released in states around the country, we will be posting several real MBE questions every week, with the answer to be posted the following day. Please feel free to email us with any questions about these, and if you were unsuccessful on the […]

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MBE Question of the Day – Answer

(B) is correct. Issue: Whether, in an action where an issue is whether or not a person committed suicide, evidence of that person’s state of mind as expressed in an out-of-court statement by that person is admissible. Rule: Hearsay is in-court testimony of an out-of-court statement which is offered in evidence to prove the truth […]

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MBE Question of the Day

With results from the February 2023 bar exam just starting to be released in states around the country, we will be posting several real MBE questions every week, with the answer to be posted the following day. Please feel free to email us with any questions about these, and if you were unsuccessful on the […]

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MBE Question of the Day – Answer

(A) is correct. Issue: For what crimes can duress be used as a defense. Rule: Duress holds that a person is not guilty of a criminal offense if (i) a threat produces in the defendant (ii) a reasonable fear (iii) of immediate or imminent (iv) death or serious bodily injury (v) to herself or to […]

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MBE Question of the Day

With results from the February 2023 bar exam just starting to be released in states around the country, we will be posting several real MBE questions every week, with the answer to be posted the following day. Please feel free to email us with any questions about these, and if you were unsuccessful on the […]

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Newest Version of ChatGPT Passes the Bar Exam

The latest version of the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT has passed the Uniform Bar Examination by earning a combined score of 297, a mark that surpasses even the highest threshold score set by any individual state. GPT-4 took all sections of the July 2022 bar exam and earned a score so high that it approaches […]

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TO ALL THOSE TAKING THE BAR EXAM TODAY

GOOD LUCK ON THE BAR EXAM!

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South Dakota Considers Proposal to End Mandatory Bar Exam

South Dakota is facing a shortage of lawyers, and it is impacting lower income, rural defendants more than anyone else in the state. This has started a debate in the state about whether there should be allowance for attorneys to practice law without passing the bar exam, which would presumably mean more attorneys available to […]

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MBE Question of the Day – Answer

(A) is the correct answer. Issue: Whether a federal court can exercise jurisdiction over a case that is pending in state court and invokes both federal and state law. Rule: Abstention is the avoidance of unnecessary adjudication of a constitutional issue. Federal courts will resolve a constitutional question only if there is no alternative basis […]

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MBE Question of the Day

With just a few weeks remaining until the February 2023 bar exam, we will be posting several real MBE questions every week, with the answer to be posted the following day. Please feel free to email us with any questions about these, and if you were unsuccessful on the bar exam, submit your score report […]

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MBE Question of the Day – Answer

B) is the correct answer. Issue: Who has standing to contest the constitutionality of a ban on speech? Rule: Standing requires that the plaintiff have a significant stake in the outcome of the case. If the plaintiff lacks standing, the court will not hear the case. In order to show standing, the plaintiff must show […]

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MBE Question of the Day

With just about a month remaining until the February 2023 bar exam, we will be posting several real MBE questions every week, with the answer to be posted the following day. Please feel free to email us with any questions about these, and if you were unsuccessful on the bar exam, submit your score report […]

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MBE Question of the Day – Answer

(A) is the correct answer. Issue: Whether it is constitutional for Congress to pass a statute criminalizing the negotiation with foreign governments with regard to disputes with the United States when the party is not someone authorized by the President. Rule: Article I, Section 18 of the Constitution gives Congress the authority “To make all […]

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