IN RE PETITION AND QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ADMISSION TO R.I. BAR

No. 93-246-MP.

683 A.2d 1333 (1996)

In re PETITION AND QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ADMISSION TO THE RHODE ISLAND BAR.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

October 9, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara Margolis, Character & Fitness Committee, Warwick, for Plaintiff.

Patricia Beede, ACLU, Newport (Justice) Sheila M. Foran, for Defendant.


OPINION

LEDERBERG, Justice.

The Supreme Court's supervisory role over the practice of law includes oversight of the process by which applicants seek admission to the bar of this state. Sup.Ct.R. Art. II. Four questions on the Rhode Island Bar Application (application) were challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union-Rhode Island Affiliate (ACLU) after it received a complaint from an individual who apparently was in the process of filling out an application...

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