The legislative session is underway, with Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers beginning to negotiate their priorities after her State of the State address on Tuesday. Here are three key measures affecting lawyers to watch:
Bar Exam Crisis Bill
New York’s bar exam administrators would have to craft a plan for emergencies under legislation making headway in Albany.
The “Clock Should Stop Act” follows criticisms that proctors ignored pleas to help a Hofstra University examinee who required CPR during a 2025 exam, and declined to pause it while the emergency unfolded.
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