In the Matter of Petition of Anthony

DURRANT, Associate Chief Justice:

INTRODUCTION

€ 1 Thomas E. Anthony petitions this court for extraordinary relief seeking waiver of rule 14-704(2)(8) of the Rules Governing the Utah State Bar, which requires that attorney applicants to the Utah Bar must have graduated from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association ("ABA") 1 We grant Mr. Anthony's request for waiver and refer to the Bar and to our rules committee the issue of waiver of the rules governing admission so that they may propose standards and procedures that will govern similar requests for waiver in the future.

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