JAN 21, 1987

Asking to review a prior opinion issued August 30, 1978 andReaffirmed on June 28, 1983 which concluded that a regulation promulgated by the Board of Architectural Examiners which forbids competitive bidding among architects is not entitled to the “state action exemption first recognized by the United States Supreme Court in Parker v. Brown, 317 U.S. 341 (1943), because of two recent cases the by the United State Supreme Court. See, Town of Hallie v. City of Eau Claire, 471 U.S. 34, 85 L.Ed.2d 24 (1985) and Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc. v. U.S., 471 U.S. 48, 85 L.Ed.2d 36 (1985).

Requested by: F. Earle Gaulden, Chairman, South Carolina State Board of Architectural Examiners

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