In re Hansen
Minnesota Supreme Court
275 N.W.2d 790 (1978)
- Written by Galina Abdel Aziz , JD
Facts
Bryan Hansen (plaintiff), a Minnesota resident, was a law graduate of Western State University College of Law (Western State) in California. In 1976, Hansen applied to the Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners (board) for permission to take the July 1977 bar exam. Rule II (4) of the Supreme Court Rules for Admission to the Bar required candidates for the bar exam to be graduates from law schools that were accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). Therefore, the board denied Hansen’s application because Western State was not ABA accredited. Hansen petitioned for review of the board’s decision, arguing that Rule II (4) was unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Kelly, J.)
Dissent (Otis, J.)
Dissent (Yetka, J.)
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