WA BAREQUITY
DEADLINE: AUGUST 14, 2026Public action window closes soon
Amend Order No. 25700-B-753

Equal relief
for all.

One Bar Exam. One Room. One Justice.

On July 28, 2026, a technology failure derailed the bar exam in Yakima. Order No. 25700-B-753 created relief for some first-time examinees—while leaving repeat test-takers and candidates with accommodations outside the same pathway.

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Campaign goal
The breakdown

One disruption.
Two outcomes.

The campaign asks the Court to replace a category-based line with a remedy centered on who was materially affected.

✓Relief pathway

First-time examinees covered by the order

May pursue the diploma-privilege waiver created after the canceled administration, subject to the order’s requirements.

OUTCOMEAlternative path to admission
×Outside the pathway

Repeat test-takers & accommodated examinees

Do not receive the same waiver pathway under the campaign’s reading of the current eligibility criteria.

OUTCOMENo equivalent relief

WA Bar Equity is an independent advocacy campaign. Review the official order and WSBA notices for controlling terms and eligibility details.

The human cost

Behind every category is a person.

The effects are financial, professional, and deeply personal. These campaign testimonies show why equal relief matters.

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Software crashed continuously. Excluding retakers and accommodated candidates creates an unfair double standard after a failure none of us caused.

01Examinee with accommodations
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We spent hours waiting with no clear information. To grant waivers to some while denying others affected by the same administration is unjust.

02Repeat test-taker
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I paid for travel, lodging, preparation, and lost work. The damage does not disappear because this was not my first attempt.

03Yakima examinee
The timeline

Three dates that demand action.

THE EXAM COLLAPSE

Technology failure in Yakima

Hundreds of candidates gather for the NextGen Bar Exam. After hours of delay and uncertainty, the affected administration is canceled.

THE ORDER

Order No. 25700-B-753

The Washington Supreme Court creates a diploma-privilege pathway for qualifying first-time examinees, but the campaign says similarly affected groups remain outside it.

THE DEADLINE

Last day to amplify the request

Supporters are urged to submit public comment, share the open letter, and ask the Court to provide equivalent relief for all.

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Open letter

Equal circumstances deserve equal relief.

“The remedy should follow the disruption and its effects—not a candidate category unrelated to responsibility for the outage.”

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TAKE ACTION BEFOREAUGUST 14, 2026
ONE EXAM. ONE STANDARD OF FAIRNESS.

Stand with every impacted examinee.

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