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The college said it would aim to ensure applicants are evaluated based on their ability to "engage constructively with different perspectives, show empathy and participate in civil discourse".

But applicants would need to meet other conditions of entitlement to qualify.

The NCBE’s exam security would not allow any form of remote testing, Chan said, and the State Bar’s recent surveys showed almost half of California bar applicants want to keep the remote option.

On Tuesday, prospective applicants must enter an online waiting room between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. by clicking the “apply” button on the website.

Department of Justice, which announced last month that it had “reason to believe” the county was subjecting permit applicants to unconstitutionally long wait times.