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SMITH v. MAGRAS

No. 96-7660.

124 F.3d 457 (1997)

Alan D. SMITH; Kathleen Mackay; Adam G. Christian; Barbara Weatherly; Appellees, De Vos & Co.; Virgin Islands Bar Association, v. Clement MAGRAS, Individually and in His Capacity As Comm. Of Dept. of Licensing and Consumer Affairs Clement Magras & Government of the Virgin Islands, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 14, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julio A. Brady, Attorney General, Paul L. Gimenez, Solicitor General, Frederick Handleman (Argued), Assistant Attorney General, Virgin Islands Department of Justice, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for Appellants.

Denise Francois (Argued), Adam G. Christian, Hodge and Francois, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for Appellees.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

The Virgin Islands legislature has enacted a business licensing scheme pursuant to which every person "wishing to engage in any business, occupation, profession or trade" listed in the statute is required to obtain a license and pay an annual license fee. V.I.Code. Ann. tit. 27, § 301(a) (1997). One of the listings is "Attorney," for which the annual fee is $500. See id. § 302. The question presented...

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