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SCHUMACHER v. NIX

No. 91-3666.

965 F.2d 1262 (1992)

Dana SCHUMACHER, Leroy Hodge, Appellants, v. Robert N.C. NIX, Jr., Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Rolf Larsen, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, John P. Flaherty, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, James T. McDermott, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Stephen A. Zappala, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Nicholas P. Papadakos, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Ralph J. Cappy, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Patrick Tassos, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 3, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jules Lobel (argued), Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellants.

A. Taylor Williams (argued), Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.

Before: GREENBERG and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges, and DEBEVOISE, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

This case presents an equal protection challenge to Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rule 203(a)(2)(ii), which governs the eligibility of graduates of unaccredited law schools to sit for the Pennsylvania bar examination. The district court entered summary judgment for defendants on the ground that the Rule is rationally related to Pennsylvania's interest in securing mutual treatment for its attorneys seeking admission...

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