A bill making waves in the South Dakota Legislature would allow University of South Dakota Law School graduates to practice law in the state without passing the bar exam.
House Bill 1073, called “an act to provide for diploma privilege for admittance to the practice of law,” is being introduced by Representative Mary Fitzgerald of Spearfish.
Neil Fulton, the Dean of the Knudson School of Law at the University of South Dakota, strongly opposes the bill…
Fulton says contrary to some claims being made by lawmakers; South Dakota’s bar exam is not harder than other states…
The bill will come before the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday morning.
