Legal Opinion
Hoover v. Ronwin
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 14, 1984No. 82-1474PublishedCited by 300 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
This case presents the question whether the state-action doctrine of immunity from actions under the Sherman Act applies to the grading of bar examinations by the Committee appointed by, and according to the Rules of, the Arizona Supreme Court.
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Respondent Ronwin was an unsuccessful candidate for admission to the Bar of Arizona in 1974. Petitioners were four members of the Arizona Supreme Court’s Committee on Examinations and Admissions (Committee).1 The Arizona *561Constitution vests authority in the court to determine who should be admitted to practice law in the State. Hunt v. Maricopa County…
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