HALE v. COMMITTEE, CHARACTER & FITNESS, ILL.

No. 02-1716.

335 F.3d 678 (2003)

Matthew F. HALE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMITTEE ON CHARACTER AND FITNESS FOR THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 14, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn Greenwald (argued), Greenwald Christoph, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Marc W. Martin (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Mary E. Welsh (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Matthew Hale is a public advocate of white supremacy and the leader of an organization (formerly called the World Church of the Creator1) dedicated to racism and anti-Semitism. He comes before us today because he seeks to be admitted to practice law in the state of Illinois. The Illinois State Bar requires applicants not only to demonstrate proficiency in the law on a written bar examination, but also to pass...

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