ADA Action by Blind Bar Exam Taker

In Enyart v. Nat’l. Conf. of Bar Examiners, Inc., No. 10-15286, an action by a legally blind law school graduate under the Americans with Disabilities Act, seeking to take the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam and the Multistate Bar Exam using a computer equipped with assistive technology software known as JAWS and ZoomText, the court affirmed a preliminary injunction for plaintiff where 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in holding that plaintiff demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits; and 2) plaintiff demonstrated irreparable harm in the form of the loss of opportunity to pursue her chosen profession.

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  • Read the Ninth Circuit’s Decision in Enyart v. Nat’l. Conf. of Bar Examiners, Inc., No. 10-15286

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