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Louisiana Cases

Fifth Circuit: Compelled LSBA Membership Violates First Amendment

On November 13, 2023, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Louisiana State Bar Association’s “mandatory membership and dues are . . . unconstitutional” because they …

Louisiana Cases

Fifth Circuit Rules That Mandating Bar Association Membership Violates Lawyers’ First Amendment Rights

On July 2, 2021, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in companion cases out of Texas and Louisiana held that states cannot force lawyers to join a bar …

Louisiana Cases

Should Louisiana Force its Lawyers to Pay for Speech That They Don’t Support?

By Jacob Huebert, James Baehr, and Dane S. Ciolino The First Amendment guarantees every American’s freedom of speech and freedom of association. That means we all get to choose what …

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