State of Montana. On July 14, 1972, he filed a petition for admission on motion to the Montana bar with the defendant, Montana Supreme Court. The defendant, on July 21, 1972, denied plaintiff's petition. Shortly thereafter, the plaintiff commenced this action in which he seeks to restrain the defendant Montana Supreme Court from implementing that portion of Section 93-2002,[1] Revised Codes of Montana, 1947, which excepts the graduates of the University of Montana Law School from the requirement that applicants to the Montana bar undergo an examination as to their qualifications prior to their admission to the Montana bar. The plaintiff further seeks a Mandatory Injunction ordering the defendant to admit plaintiff to the Montana bar. In short, the plaintiff urges this court to declare Montana's statutorily enactedemphasis on Montana law, and (2) graduates of other law schools must demonstrate their proficiency by taking the Montana bar examination. This classification is reasonably related to the object of ensuring a competent and ethical bar.
The record before the court includes the following from the statement of uncontested facts:
"That the University of Montana School of Law was inspected in 1957, 1964, and 1968 by the Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association; that these reports are incorporated by reference as a part of these agreed statements of fact."[6]
In one of these reportsthat of 1968 the following statement is included:
"The program of studies is designed to prepare a graduate to practice successfully in any jurisdiction in the U. S. Naturally, the large