Legal Opinion
Potter v. New Jersey Supreme Court
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided October 31, 1975No. Civ. A. 75-23PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARKSON S. FISHER, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks declaratory and injunctive relief 1 against the operation of R. 1:24-2 of the New Jersey Court Rules, 1969, as amended, insofar as paragraph (c) of that Rule prevents him, and those persons similarly situated 2 , from sitting for the bar examination of the State of New Jersey. 3
R. 1:24-2 provides in pertinent part:
“No person shall be admitted to the bar examination unless he first presents to the Board [of Bar Examiners], in the manner prescribed by its rules:(c) Certification by a duly authorized officer of his law school that it is approved…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- A. L. A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Massachusetts School Of Law At Andover, Inc. v. American Bar AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System v. Mayor of Baltimore CityCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Application of HansenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Massachusetts School of Law at Andover, Inc. v. American Bar Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- In the Matter of Julian J. Roberts Attorney-At-Law. Appeal of Julian J. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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