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City Bar Says Court System Should Change Criminal History Inquiry for Would-Be Attorneys (New York Law Journal)
New York Law Journal, June 14, 2021
City Bar Says Court System Should Change Criminal History Inquiry for Would-Be Attorneys
Applicants to practice law in New York are required to answer an inquiry about their criminal and juvenile histories—and the New York City Bar Association says this question violates the “spirit and letter” of state law and deepens racial inequities in the profession and should be amended.
