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Maryland Supreme Court capped February’s bar exam at 400 test-takers.

The federal government shutdown has halted D.C.’s bar exam registration for four weeks.

February will mark Maryland’s final Uniform Bar Exam before switching to the NextGen test in July.

Maryland’s February bar exam will be limited to 400 people, the state Supreme Court announced Monday, as the government shutdown has forced the Washington , D.C., bar to postpone registration for its February exam and recommended that people apply to take the test elsewhere.

The application period opens Nov. 1, and the State Board of Law Examiners will prioritize people retaking the bar exam, according to the Maryland Supreme Court’s Oct. 27 administrative order. SBLE will process their applications from Nov. 1

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