Legal Opinion
Schneider v. Colegio De Abogados De Puerto Rico
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 3, 1988No. Civ. 82-1459 (TR), 82-1513, 82-1514 and 82-1532PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
I. History of the case
Plaintiffs in this case have presented the court with a challenge, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, to the requirement that they belong to the integrated bar association, the Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico (“Colegio” or the “Bar”), as a condition to the practice of law in Puerto Rico. The Association is funded through compulsory annual dues and the proceeds from stamps that must be purchased and affixed by lawyers and notaries to papers filed with the courts and to notarized documents. The court must therefore evaluate that integrated…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In re Reyes ChicanoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1995
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- Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico v. Pérez PadillaSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1994
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