Legal Opinion
Application of Urie
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided September 26, 1980No. 4392, 4526, 4608PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before RABINOWITZ, C. J., and CON-NOR, BOOCHEVER, * BURKE and MATTHEWS, JJ. CONNOR, Justice.
Alaska Bar Rule 1-2, Sec. 1(b) makes graduation from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association a prerequisite for admission to the practice of law in Alaska. 1 The question presented in this consolidated appeals is whether Alaska Bar Rule 1-2, Sec. 1(b), is a constitutionally valid and reasonable means for determining the fitness of those who seek to practice law in Alaska.
Anthony M. Urie is a graduate of Ventu-ra College of Law, which is accredited by the State Bar of California,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Goldfarb v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In Re GriffithsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. EricksonAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Borkowski v. SnowdenAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
- Florida Bd. of Bar Examiners in Re HaleSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
- Lucas v. Maine Commission of PharmacySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
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