New York law examiners have raised the bar on this month's bar exam, prompting the state bar association to create a panel to investigate whether the exam really measures lawyer competence.
The article notes that it is remarkable that it is the New York Bar Exam is coming under scrutiny, since New York has devoted unusual attention to its admission process. (The article also points out that New York is unusual in that a quarter of the candidates are educated abroad, but cites no correlation to rising scores.)