Menstrual Policies and The Bar (“MP and The Bar”) mission is to remove menstruation-related barriers to entering the legal profession, including during the bar exam. Founded in 2020 by law professors Marcy L. Karin (UDC Law), Margaret E. Johnson (The University of Baltimore School of Law), and Elizabeth B. Cooper (Fordham Law School), MP and The Bar believes that it is possible to change policies to create a safe and fair bar exam environment for menstruators. We hope this collection educates stakeholders on the need for changes to bar exam policies regarding menstruation and MP and the Bar’s model policy that can be adopted that balance exam security and integrity with important dignitary principles of privacy and respect, fairness and nondiscrimination, promoting health, providing accommodations, and transparency.
Articles
Menstrual Dignity and the Bar Exam, Marcy L. Karin, Margaret E. Johnson, and Elizabeth B. Cooper
Menstruation and the Bar Exam: Model Policy and Operating Provisions, Marcy L. Karin, Margaret E. Johnson, and Elizabeth B. Cooper
News Articles
Menstrual Products and the Bar: Advocacy Seeks to Create Equal Bar Exam Testing Conditions for Menstruators, Elizabeth B. Cooper, Margaret E. Johnson, and Marcy L. Karin
Punishing Bar Exam Policies on Menstrual Products Must Go, Elizabeth B. Cooper, Margaret E. Johnson, and Marcy L. Karin
Bar Exam Policies on Menstruation Still Fall Short, Margaret E. Johnson, Elizabeth B. Cooper, and Marcy Karin
Stop the Stigma Against Menstruation: Starting with the Bar Exam, Margaret E. Johnson, Marcy L. Karin, and Elizabeth B. Cooper
NCBE Correspondence
Letter to NCBE, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Correspondence
Letter to Administrator for Attorney Services Division, Nebraska Supreme Court, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Alabama Board of Bar Commissioners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Alabama State Bar, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Arizona Supreme Court Committees on Examinations and Character and Fitness, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Arkansas State Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Associate Director of the Idaho State Bar Exam, Idaho State Bar, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Bar Administrator, Rhode Island Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Bar Admissions Administrator, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Board of Bar Examiners, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Supreme Court, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Board of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court of Delaware, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Board of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court of Ohio, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Chief Appellate Clerk, Palau Supreme Court, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Committee of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Connecticut Bar Examining Committee, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Department of Admissions/Exam State Bar of Montana, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Director of Administration, Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Director of Admissions State Bar of California, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Executive Director, Florida Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Executive Director Office of Professional Programs Arkansas, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Idaho State Bar, Board of Commissioners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Iowa Board of Law Examiners, Office of Professional Regulation, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Kansas Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Kansas Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Law Examiners Committee Alaska Bar Association, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Maine Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Michigan Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Missouri Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Nebraska State Bar Commission, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to New Hampshire Supreme Court, Office of Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to North Dakota State Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Office of Bar Admissions Supreme Court of South Carolina, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Regulatory Counsel, Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Rhode Island Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to South Dakota Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to South Dakota Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to State Bar Administrator, State Bar of Montana, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to State Bar of Nevada, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to State Bar of Nevada, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to State Board of Law Examiners North Dakota, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Supreme Court of Georgia, Office of Bar Admissions, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Supreme Court of Guam, Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Supreme Court of South Carolina Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Supreme Court of Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Tennessee Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Texas Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Texas Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to the Board of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to the Board of Law Examiners for the State of North Carolina, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to the Indiana State Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to the Office of the Board of Bar Examiners Oregon, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to the West Virginia Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Utah State Bar, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Vermont Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Virginia Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Washington State Bar Association, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Washington State Bar Association, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to West Virginia Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Wyoming Board of Law Examiners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Wyoming State Bar, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic