Legal Opinion
Huffman v. Montana Supreme Court
District Court, D. Montana
Decided March 8, 1974No. Civ. 2208PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BATTIN, District Judge:
This case presents a novel question to the federal courts as to the constraints imposed by the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment on the criteria a State may adopt for admission to the bar. The plaintiff, James L. Huffman, is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and a resident of the State of Montana. On July 14, 1972, he filed a petition for admission on motion to the Montana bar with the defendant, Montana Supreme Court. The defendant, on July 21, 1972, denied plaintiff’s petition. Shortly thereafter, the plaintiff…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Potter v. New Jersey Supreme CourtDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1975
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