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Practice question: A Privilege, Not a Right

Multiple Choice Hard Jurisprudence

Practice question

A lawyer argues that because practice is a privilege, authorities may impose an unconstitutional condition on admission solely by calling it regulation. The condition treats a mere pending accusation as conclusive guilt without individual evaluation. Which is best?
  1. Every regulatory label defeats the Constitution
  2. The privilege remains subject to constitutional limits on its conditions
  3. The conditional nature of practice abolishes presumed innocence
  4. Every pending complaint proves moral unfitness conclusively
  5. No good-moral-character requirement may ever exist

Legal references

  • In re Taloma, B.M. 4530, December 3, 2025, MAIN decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70316

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