Lots of coverage from last week’s meeting on the future of the California Bar Exam. From the ABA Journal:

With a decision deadline nearing in the wake of the flopped launch of its proprietary bar exam last year, California leaders on Friday chose not one but two options to explore as it prepares for the July 2028 administration of the test.

The State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners voted to recommend the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ new NextGen Uniform Bar Examination without a California state-specific component, while the board of trustees elected to get more information on the NextGen bar exam, as well as creating its own exam, using questions developed by Kaplan.

Julianne Hill, As Deadline Looms, California Bar Will Research 2 Exam Options, ABA Journal, January 27, 2026. For more coverage, see Cheryl Miller, State Bar Leaders Punt on Future California Bar Exam Decision, Law.com, January 26, 2026; Decision Paralysis on the State Bar Exam: California Brief, Bloomberg Law, January 27, 2026.