Legal Opinion
Rothstein v. Montana State Supreme Court
District Court, D. Montana
Decided July 22, 1986No. CV-86-35-H-CCLPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LOVELL, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff Jay Alan Rothstein, representing himself, challenges as unconstitutional a rule adopted by the Supreme Court of Montana limiting the number of times a qualified applicant may sit for the Montana state bar examination to three within a five-year period, unless exempted by that court. 1
Successful completion of the Montana bar examination is a prerequisite to admission to the practice of law within the state. 2 The examination is divided into three sections: a national…
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