The State Bar of Texas board of directors holds a digital board meeting on Zoom on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Photo: Zoom Is the Bar a Relic? Rehearing Deadline Extension Sought of 5th Circuit's Ruling Striking Mandatory Texas Bar
"The bar is engaged in non-germane activities, so compelling the plaintiffs to join it violates their First Amendment rights," ruled the Fifth Circuit. "It may not continue mandating membership in the bar as currently structured or engaging in its current activities."
July 08, 2021 at 12:07 PM
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Bar Associations
Board members of the State Bar of Texas asked for more time from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to file to reconsider a ruling that said it was unconstitutional and violated lawyers' freedoms of speech and association to force them to pay dues for certain political and ideological bar activities.
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