Arkansas executions halted | Judge testifies to DA's threats | Manning email cited in memorabilia case

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Congrats to the winners of the 2017 Peeps in Law diorama contest

Apr 17, 2017, 9:25 am CDT

Federal and state judges block executions of eight Arkansas inmates; state appeals

Apr 17, 2017, 8:20 am CDT

Private probation company pulls out of Georgia, saying it can no longer make a profit

Apr 17, 2017, 8:00 am CDT

Jailers neglected pregnant inmate, and unborn child died, planned lawsuit alleges

Apr 17, 2017, 7:00 am CDT

Two pharma companies file to stop Arkansas from using their drugs to execute seven inmates

Apr 14, 2017, 6:04 pm CDT

Lawsuit says email from Eli Manning incriminates him in memorabilia case

Apr 14, 2017, 5:00 pm CDT

For the first time, New York will provide some state funding for indigent defense

Apr 14, 2017, 3:45 pm CDT

Judge testifies that San Antonio DA threatened defense lawyers in her chambers

Apr 14, 2017, 2:45 pm CDT

HBR Consulting and LexisNexis form IT and legal support joint venture

Apr 14, 2017, 1:45 pm CDT

Alabama federal judge rules inmate's defense team cannot have phone access during execution

Apr 14, 2017, 11:24 am CDT

In the Magazine

From the April 2017 Issue

Going Deeper

Make motions more powerful by writing openers that focus on 'deep issues'

Feather in Your Cap

What do Supreme Court advocates do with their feather quill mementos?

Question of the Week

Have you taken a bar exam in more than one state?

At Attorney@Work, Phoenix lawyer Ruth Carter writes about her decision to take the California bar exam. "I have had to decline too many opportunities to help potential clients in California, and since they shortened the bar exam from three days to two (only one day for attorneys practicing for the last four years), I decided to take the plunge."

That said, she knows it will be more challenging to find the time to prepare for this exam now that she's a practicing lawyer rather than a recent law school graduate, and she sought out advice for many lawyers about a plan of attack.

This week, we'd like to ask you: Have you taken the bar exam in more than one state? If so, which state had the more difficult test? If you were working full-time while preparing for your second bar, how did you manage your time?

Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to last week's question: Have you ever quoted a song lyric or poem in a legal submission?

Featured answer:

Posted by @WritRap: "In explaining why we had no expert witness: 'You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.' ('Subterranean Homesick Blues') We won."