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
Correspondences
Letter to Alabama Board of Bar Commissioners, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Committee of Bar Examiners, Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to Law Examiners Committee, Alaska Bar Association, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to NCBE, Legislation/Civil Rights Clinic
Letter to South Dakota Board of Bar Examiners, 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 Supreme Court of South Carolina Board of Law 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 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 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
News Articles
Punishing Bar Exam Policies on Menstrual Products Must Go, Elizabeth B. Cooper, Margaret E. Johnson, and Marcy L. Karin
Menstrual Products and the Bar: Advocacy Seeks to Create Equal Bar Exam Testing Conditions for Menstruators, Marcy L. Karin, Elizabeth B. Cooper, and Margaret E. Johnson
Stop the Stigma Against Menstruation: Starting with the Bar Exam, Marcy L. Karin, Elizabeth B. Cooper, and Margaret E. Johnson