APPLICATION OF HANSEN

No. 48674.

275 N.W.2d 790 (1978)

In re Application of Bryan M. HANSEN to Write the Minnesota Bar Examination.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied December 27, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan M. Hansen, pro se, amicus: Western State University College of Law, John W. Black, Asst. Dean, Fullerton, Cal., for appellant.

Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners, St. Paul, Gislason, Dosland, Malecki, Gislason & Halvorson, C. Allen Dosland, New Ulm, for Minn. State Bd. of Law Examiners.

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, D. C., amicus.

American Bar Assn., Chicago, Ill., William Spann, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., Erwin Griswold, Washington, D. C., Joseph R. Julin, Gainesville, Fla., and Thomas Cullen, Jr., amicus.

Minnesota State Bar Assn., David R. Brink, Minneapolis, amicus.

Considered and decided by the court en banc.


KELLY, Justice.

This case comes before the court pursuant to petitioner's request for review of a decision by the State Board of Law Examiners (Board) that petitioner would not be allowed to sit for the Minnesota State Bar examination because he had not graduated from an approved law school as required by Rule II(4)1 of the Supreme Court Rules for Admission to the Bar. We affirm.

Petitioner, originally a Minnesota resident, is...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases