Legal Opinion
Ostroff v. New Jersey Supreme Court
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided June 23, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-1396PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLARKSON S. FISHER, District Judge.
The Court faces a constitutional challenge to a New Jersey Court Rule which requires, inter alia, graduation from an accredited college as one prerequisite to taking the New Jersey Bar Examination. 1 Plaintiff has instituted this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking declaratory and injunctive, relief. 2 Subject matter jurisdiction is present under 28 U.S.C. § 1343 and, this being an action to enjoin as unconstitutional a court rule of statewide application, a three-judge district court has been convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2281 and § 2284.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Goldfarb v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In Re GriffithsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Schneider v. LiggettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
- Verner v. State of Colo.District Court, D. Colorado · 1982
- Moore v. Supreme Court of South CarolinaDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1977
- Application of UrieAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- NAACP v. State of Cal.District Court, E.D. California · 1981
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