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KLINE v. RANKIN

No. WC 72-61.

352 F.Supp. 292 (1972)

Adam KLINE et al., Defendants, v. Cason RANKIN, Chairman of the Board of Bar Admissions, et al., Plaintiffs.

United States District Court, N. D. Mississippi, W. D.

November 30, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Joyner, Oxford, Miss., for plaintiffs.

Heber Ladner, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KEADY, Chief Judge.

This class action was instituted pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 against the chairman and members of the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions alleging the unconstitutionality of §§ 8653 and 8662, Miss.Code Ann., insofar as these sections require applicants for the Mississippi bar examination to be residents of the State at least 90 days prior to...

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