The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld diploma privileges for UW-Madison and Marquette University Law School graduates at a meeting Monday night.
A group of lawyers petitioned the highest court in the state to change the law regarding diploma privileges, which allow graduates of UW-Madison and Marquette Law Schools to practice law in the state without taking the bar exam.
The laywers asked that either all law schools or none receive the privilege, a request not granted by the court.
""I think the diploma privilege works in Wisconsin and works well,"" Justice Ann Walsh Bradley said.
Bradley said because Wisconsin has two prestigious law schools, there is a unique relationship in the state between those schools and the court system.
""My wonder is not why we have the diploma privilege in Wisconsin,"" she said. ""My question is why don't other states have it.""
