Several lawyers are challenging mandatory bar dues requirements after Janus. Until Janus, the law in most, if not all, jurisdictions was that the state could mandate that lawyers join bar associations. Janus, of course, held that state agency fee statutes which required public employees to pay an agency fee if they did not want to become union members violated the First Amendment.
I was recently quoted in the Washington Times in a story that was picked up by the AP. As you can see, my view is that state regulation of lawyer is different from the regulation of unions as the police power of the state is implicated. A copy of that article can be found here.
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Does Janus Invalidate Mandatory Bar Association Membership Fees
Several lawyers are challenging mandatory bar dues requirements after Janus. Until Janus, the law in most, if not all, jurisdictions was tha...
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In Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, 431 U.S. 209 (1977), the Supreme Court upheld a state law which required public sector employees to ...
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Croci v. Town of Haverstraw , 175 F. Supp. 3d 373 (S.D.N.Y. 2016), is an important decision to be aware of. It is common for employees who...
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Several lawyers are challenging mandatory bar dues requirements after Janus. Until Janus, the law in most, if not all, jurisdictions was tha...