In Re Integration of the Bar

This is the third time that this matter has received the attention of this court. See Integration of Bar Case, 244 Wis. 8, 11 N. W. (2d) 604, 12 N. W. (2d) 699, and In re Integration of Bar, 249 Wis. 523, 25 N. W. (2d) 500. In those decisions legal and constitutional questions involving the enactment of ch. 315, Laws of 1943, now sec. 256.31, Stats., were considered and answered. It was held that said statutory provision is not binding upon the court but was an expression of public policy by the legislature. It was held that this court, by reason of its inherent powers, may require the bar to…