Legal Opinion

Moore v. Supreme Court of South Carolina

District Court, D. South Carolina

Decided July 14, 1977No. Civ. A. 77-494PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

CHAPMAN, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment. The material facts are undisputed. Plaintiff is a Georgia attorney who desires to practice law in South Carolina; however, he is unable to move his practice to this state because the South Carolina Supreme Court has refused his application to take this state’s bar exam. This refusal was based on the “Rules for the Examination and Admission of Persons to Practice Law in South Carolina” which were promulgated by the South Carolina Supreme Court. Rule 5(4) provides:

No person shall be admitted to…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Application of HansenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  2. Myron Dennis Behm, Burton J. Brooks, Bobby Lee Langston, David Leon Brodsky, Jeffrey R. Olson, and Geoff Tate Smith v. City of Cedar Rapids and Gatso USA, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2019
  3. Louis v. Supreme Court of NevadaDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1980
  4. Schumacher v. NixCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  5. Lawrence A. Salibra, II v. Supreme Court of OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984

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