NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MULTIJURISDICTION PRACTICE (NAAMJP) et al v. CASTILLE et al

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Case Number:

2:13-cv-07382

Court:

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

GERALD A. MCHUGH

  1. January 27, 2015

    Attack On Pa. Bar Reciprocity Rule Won't Get 2nd Look

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday refused to reconsider his decision to shut down a constitutional challenge to the state's rule denying bar admission to attorneys from states lacking reciprocity agreements, saying a recent Third Circuit decision does not conflict with his conclusions.

  2. December 12, 2014

    Constitutional Attack On Pa. Bar Reciprocity Rule Rebuffed

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday shut down an attorney advocacy group's constitutional challenge to the state's rule denying bar admission to attorneys from states lacking reciprocity agreements, finding the rule does not violate the 14th Amendment rights of out-of-state attorneys.

  3. September 10, 2014

    Atty Advocacy Org Pushes For End To Pa. Reciprocity Limits

    The lawyer for an attorney advocacy group on Wednesday attacked the Pennsylvania rule preventing attorneys from states without bar reciprocity from practicing in the state, telling a federal judge that it violated the U.S. Constitution.

  4. August 14, 2014

    Attack On Pa. Bar Reciprocity Rules Faces Uphill Battle

    With a key date in sight in a federal lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania rules denying bar admission to attorneys from states lacking reciprocity agreements, experts said that the plaintiffs — who view the suit as a bellwether — have a tough case to prove even amid a clear trend toward growing lawyer mobility.

  5. December 20, 2013

    Out-Of-State Attys Sue Pa. High Court For State Bar Access

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's justices were recently hit with a federal suit from an attorney advocacy group and two of its members, alleging the court is violating the U.S. Constitution by disallowing attorneys from states without bar reciprocity to practice in Pennsylvania.