Legal Opinion
Virgin Islands Bar Ass'n v. Government of the Virgin Islands
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided October 2, 1986No. Civ. 84/38, 84/5 and 85/193PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANNE E. THOMPSON, District Judge.
The consolidated matters before us are concerned with the requirements imposed upon attorneys by the Virgin Islands government attendant upon the privilege of practicing law in that Territory. The plaintiffs’ complaints focus on two factors: the increase in the licensing fee for attorneys from $100 to $500 per year, and the creation of a unified [“integrated”] bar association in the Virgin Islands, membership in which is mandatory for all practicing attorneys. 1
I. Introduction
In 1955, members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association (then a voluntary…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Abood v. Detroit Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States Railroad Retirement Board v. FritzSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Carmichael v. Southern Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- Hollar v. Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Pate v. Government of the Virgin IslandsSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2015
- Florida Bar re: SchwarzSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. JacksonSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2000
- In re the Virgin Islands Bar Association'sSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2013
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.