Legal Opinion
Nicholson v. Board of Commissioners of the Alabama State Bar Ass'n
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided February 1, 1972No. Civ. A. 3395-NPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before RIVES, Circuit Judge, and JOHNSON and VARNER, District Judges. BY THE COURT:
Title 46, section 39 of the present Alabama Code1 provides an oath of office to be taken by each applicant for admission to the Alabama Bar. Plaintiff challenges that portion of the statute which requires him to close the oath with the phrase “so help me God.” He contends that it would be contrary to his religious principles for him to take an oath to God before state authorities.
It has been stipulated by the parties that the plaintiff was awarded the Juris Doctor degree from the University of Alabama on…
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- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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