SUPREME COURT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. PIPER

No. 83-1466.

470 U.S. 274 (1985)

SUPREME COURT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. PIPER

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 4, 1985


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin L. Gross argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Gregory H. Smith, Attorney General of New Hampshire, and Martha V. Gordon.

Jon Meyer argued the cause and filed a brief for appellee.*

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Corporate Council Association by Jerry M. Aufox and Thomas I. Davenport; for the Vermont Bar Association by James C. Gallagher; and for Public Citizen, Inc., by John Cary Sims and Alan B. Morrison.


JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Rules of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire limit bar admission to state residents. We here consider whether this restriction violates the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the United States Constitution, Art. IV, § 2.

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Kathryn Piper lives in Lower Waterford, Vermont, about 400 yards from the New Hampshire border. In 1979, she applied...

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