Court Confirms That State Bar Admissions Data Is Not A Public Record


Sander v. State Bar of California, San Francisco Superior Court case no. CPF 08-508880. Kerr & Wagstaffe represents the State Bar of California which was sued to force disclosure of confidential records from its admissions database which a researcher and his supporters have claimed is a public record. Numerous individuals had objected to the release of their data, including bar scores and ethnicity, and the State Bar chose not to release that data. The Firm prevailed at the writ of mandamus trial, with the Superior Court confirming that the records sought are not subject topublic access.

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