Legal Opinion
Bennett v. State Bar of Nevada
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided December 3, 1987No. 18400PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Gunderson, C. J.:
The petition before us seeks a waiver of SCR 51(3) and requests this court to allow petitioners to be admitted as members of the State Bar of Nevada. Petitioners graduated from the Nevada School of Law (the school), formerly Old College School of Law, in 1985, 1986 and 1987, and all but one have successfully completed the Nevada bar examination since graduation. The Board of Governors of the State Bar of Nevada does not oppose the petition.
In 1984, the Nevada School of Law sought a waiver of SCR 51(3) which requires that an applicant for examination for a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Solomon Feldman, Jr. v. State Board of Law ExaminersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Application of HansenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Arlene Nordgren v. Jerome HafterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Application of NortNevada Supreme Court · 1980
3Cited by11 opinions
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