Disparate Impact Study Image 2

Bar graph displaying racial disparate impact of setting the California Bar Exam's cutoff score at 1440, 1390, 1350, 1330, and 1300

At each successively lower potential cut score tested, the racial achievement gaps between whites and African Americans, Latinos, and Asians all shrink.

By stcerman

Sam Erman is a Professor of Law at USC's Gould School of Law.