Legal Opinion

Petition of Florida State Bar Ass'n

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 7, 1949PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

December 2, 1948, the Committee on Bar Integration, Florida State Bar Association, exhibited its petition, praying for a rule integrating the Florida Bar. A similar petition was filed in 1937, praying for the adoption of rules to regulate procedure and integrate the bar. Our opinion in response to the latter petition is reported in 134 Fla. 851, 186 So. 280, but the question of integration as treated here was not considered.

The petition in this case alleges that in September 1947, the Florida State Bar Association made a complete roster of the Florida Bar, which was found to contain the names…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. In Re Integration of State Bar of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
  3. In Re Integration of the Nebraska State Bar Ass'nNebraska Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Clark v. AustinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937
  5. In Re Constitutionality of Chapter 315, Laws of 1943Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1943

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3Cited by56 opinions

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  4. Martin v. DavisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1960
  5. In Re Attorney Discipline SystemCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998

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