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Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper
Citation:
470 U.S. 274 (1985)Facts
The Rules of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire limit bar admission to state residents. Kathryn Piper lives in Lower Waterford, Vermont, about 400 yards from the New Hampshire border. In 1979, she applied to take the February 1980 New Hampshire bar examination. Piper submitted with her application a statement of intent to become a New Hampshire resident. Following an investigation, the Board of Bar Examiners found that Piper was of good moral character and met the other requirements for admission. She was allowed to take, and passed, the examination. Piper was informed by the Board that she would have to establish a home address in New Hampshire prior to being sworn in. Piper requested from the Clerk of the New Hampshire Supreme Court a dispensation from the residency requirement. Though she had a possible job with a lawyer in New Hampshire, she stated that becoming a resident of New Hampshire would be inconvenient. After the Clerk informed her that her request had been denied, she petitioned the New Hampshire Supreme Court for permission to become a member of the bar, which it also denied.
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