Civil Litigation,
Constitutional Law,
State Bar & Bar Associations
Apr. 10, 2019
State Bar argues in support of mandatory bar dues
Requiring lawyers to pay bar fees to practice is constitutional and necessary to fund attorney discipline, the State Bar argued in a First Amendment case threatening mandatory bar membership in 37 states.
Requiring lawyers to pay bar fees to practice is constitutional and necessary to fund attorney discipline, the State Bar argued in a First Amendment case threatening mandatory bar membership in 37 states.
Because the State Bar allows attorneys to "opt out" of supporting political activities and because its lobbying arm, the California Lawyers Association, split off in January 2018, the bar is not in violation of the First Amendment,...
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