John Otrompke v. Bradley Skolnik

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Section 3 of Rule 12 of the Indiana Rules for the Admission to the Bar and the Discipline of Attorneys states: “No person who advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or this state by force, violence or other unconstitutional or illegal means, shall be certified to the Supreme Court of Indiana for admission to the bar of the court and a license to the practice of law.” The plaintiff intends to engage in “revolutionary advocacy,” as by distributing the Charter of Camaro (Gabrielle d’Annunzio’s constitution, combining proto-fascist, anarchist, and…