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· 3/3/1976

Moity v. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n

Citations

  • 414 F. Supp. 180
  • 1976 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16343

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • state bar association entitled to quasi-judicial immunity when passing upon applications for admission to the bar
  • state bar association entitled to quasi-judicial immunity when passing upon applications for admission to the bar
  • a Louisiana state court is not a “person” amenable to suit under § 1983
  • reasonable changes to Bar Admission requirements do not involve the Ex Post Facto clause
  • “[S]tate courts are not considered ‘persons’ within the meaning of § 1983.”

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Judges: Boyle

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