Legal Opinion
Supreme Court of Virginia v. Friedman
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 20, 1988No. 87-399PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
Qualified lawyers admitted to practice in other States may be admitted to the Virginia Bar “on motion,” that is, without taking the bar examination which Virginia otherwise requires. The State conditions such admission on a showing, among other matters, that the applicant is a permanent resident of Virginia. The question for decision is whether this residency requirement violates the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the United States Constitution, Art. IV, § 2, cl. 1. We hold that it does.
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Myrna E. Friedman was admitted to the Illinois Bar by examination in 1977 and to the District of…
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