Federal Court Upholds Louisiana Ban on Foreign Lawyers

The Times-Picayune reports that Eastern District Judge Jay Zainey sided with the Louisiana Supreme Court in a case brought by foreign lawyers who sued to take the Louisiana Bar Exam. The article notes that the 63-page decision found the plaintiffs had standing but that Louisiana was within its rights to exclude foreign lawyers living in the United States on temporary visas from the examination.

Posted by AJR at July 3, 2003 07:38 AM