Legal Opinion
Matthew F. Hale v. Committee on Character and Fitness for the State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 14, 2003No. 02-1716PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Matthew Hale is a public advocate of white supremacy and the leader of an organization (formerly called the World Church of the Creator 1 ) dedicated to racism and anti-Semitism. He comes before us today because he seeks to be admitted to practice law in the state of Illinois. The Illinois State Bar requires applicants not only to demonstrate proficiency in the law on a written bar examination, but also to pass a character and fitness exam. Hale succeeded in satisfying the first of these hurdles, but not the second. His defeat came at the hands of the Committee on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Linda A. Leaf and Andrew B. Haynes v. Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin, Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility, Gerald SternbergCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- TE-TA-MA TRUTH FOUNDATION — FAMILY OF URI, INC. v. WORLD CHURCH OF THE CREATORCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- In Re LossIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
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