October 21, 2024
The State Bar of California may not have sovereign immunity that would allow it to duck an attorney's federal lawsuit claiming it failed to provide him with adequate disability accommodations during a bar exam amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ninth Circuit said Monday.
December 06, 2023
An en banc Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday affirmed that the State Bar of California has sovereign immunity from an attorney's lawsuit claiming it failed to provide him with adequate disability accommodations during a COVID-19-era bar exam while updating its test for deciding whether an entity is an arm of the state.
February 15, 2023
Counsel for an attorney alleging the State Bar of California discriminated by failing to provide adequate accommodations for his disabilities during a COVID-19-era bar exam urged the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to revive his claims, arguing the district court wrongly found the bar had sovereign immunity.