Prediction: Vast majority of CA applicants offering public comment Tuesday will also plead for emergency diploma privilege — the only just solution at this point — and it won't matter https://www.law.com/therecorder/2020/07/02/law-school-deans-lobby-california-court-for-diploma-privilege-in-virus-era/

P points out that my coming around to diploma privilege coincided suspiciously with my beginning to study for the bar exam, to which I say: Everyone's a cynic

In truth? I still worry gatekeepers in this highly tradition-bound profession could treat DP as a blemish on the entire class of 2020, with disproportionate harm to new lawyers from already marginalized groups. But it's the only remotely equitable option of many terrible ones

Re: "many terrible ones," this thread provides a helpful overview of what states have been proposing. (As of now, CA *seems to be* in the "business as usual, but later" bucket, preparing to shift to "online, but later") https://twitter.com/alittleleader/status/1275212808595136514

In-person is reckless; online, even IF it goes smoothly, is an added & unfair advantage for those with a quiet space to work for 2 full days & stable internet. I'm writing to @StateBarCA in support of diploma privilege tonight https://twitter.com/DiplomaPriv4All/status/1279623718407266304