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|issues=What is the [[Constitution of the United States|Constitutionality]] of state residency rules for lawyers? | |issues=What is the [[Constitution of the United States|Constitutionality]] of state residency rules for lawyers? | ||
|arguments=A State shouldn't interfere with the ability of out-of-state residents to earn a livelihood. | |arguments=A State shouldn't interfere with the ability of out-of-state residents to earn a livelihood. | ||
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. said that lawyers play an important part in facilitating commerce. | |||
|holding=A New Hampshire law making state residency a requirement for admission to the law bar in invalid. | |holding=A New Hampshire law making state residency a requirement for admission to the law bar in invalid. | ||
|reasons=Article 4, Section 2, [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#Section_2.2C_Clause_1:_Privileges_and_Immunities|Clause 1: Privileges and Immunities]], requires every State to treat non-state residents without discrimination in the area of economic activity. | |reasons=Article 4, Section 2, [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#Section_2.2C_Clause_1:_Privileges_and_Immunities|Clause 1: Privileges and Immunities]], requires every State to treat non-state residents without discrimination in the area of economic activity. |
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Supreme Court of N.H. v. Piper | |
Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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Citation | |
Date decided | 1985 |
Appealed from | New Hampshire Supreme Court |
Facts
Kathryn Piper (plaintiff) lived in Vermont. Piper was 400 yards from the Vermont border with New Hampshire.
Issues
What is the Constitutionality of state residency rules for lawyers?
Arguments
A State shouldn't interfere with the ability of out-of-state residents to earn a livelihood.
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. said that lawyers play an important part in facilitating commerce.Holding
A New Hampshire law making state residency a requirement for admission to the law bar in invalid.
Reasons
Article 4, Section 2, Clause 1: Privileges and Immunities, requires every State to treat non-state residents without discrimination in the area of economic activity.