May 05, 2016
Attorneys challenging California rules denying bar admission to lawyers from states lacking reciprocity agreements urged the Ninth Circuit Thursday to reconsider tossing the suit, saying the panel shirked precedent by upholding a rule reflecting a hostility to out-of-state attorneys that mirrors the hostility some have to marriage or racial equality.
March 23, 2016
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday rejected appeals by attorneys claiming California rules denying bar admission to attorneys from states lacking reciprocity agreements are unlawful, saying members of courts that enforce the rules are immune from the litigation.
September 29, 2014
Federal attorneys urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to proceed with two suits challenging on federal grounds the lawfulness of California state bar rules denying bar admission to attorneys from states lacking reciprocity agreements, arguing that a delay would be "absurd."