US Bar Group Scraps Questions on Mental Health from Lawyer Fitness Review
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- Publish Date:
- April 23, 2026
- Author(s):
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- Sloan, Karen
- Source:
- Reuters
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Summary
Stanford law professor Nora Freeman Engstrom, co-director of the school’s Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, called the NCBE’s application changes “a step in the right direction.” There’s no reliable evidence that an applicant’s mental health has any bearing on their competence from a consumer protection standpoint, Engstrom said.
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