Legal Opinion
Anthony G. Scariano v. Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana and Members of the State Board of Law Examiners of the State of Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 26, 1994No. 94-1783PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The Supreme Court of Indiana exempts out-of-state practitioners from the bar examination only if they practice “predominately” in Indiana for a period of five years. Anthony G. Scariano, an attorney practicing in Illinois, asserts that this rule violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Commerce Clause of Article I of the Constitution. The district court dismissed Seariano’s complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. 852 F.Supp. 708. Chief Judge Barker held that the indirect consequences of Indiana’s rule did…
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