Calif. Bar Backs Down Against Quadriplegic Student

Ending a tumultuous legal battle, the California Supreme Court late Monday ordered the State Bar to allow Sara Granda, a 29-year-old quadriplegic, to take the bar exam, which starts today. Granda submitted her online exam application earlier this summer but left blank a space for credit card payment information. Granda, whose sole source of income is a monthly disability payment, doesn't have a credit card and contends that the state Department of Rehabilitation paid her $648 application fee.