Bar Association, State Board Of Law Examiners Officials Argue Against High Court Review

Mealey's (February 5, 2020, 1:31 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — An attorney asking the high court to consider whether state bar association mandatory fees are subject to the same scrutiny outlined in Janus v. AFSCME and whether an automatic collection of fees until an attorney opts out violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is raising a new question that he did not raise before the court of appeals, officials of the State Bar Association of North Dakota (SBAND) and the secretary-treasurer of the State Board of Law Examiners argue in opposition briefs filed in the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 3 and Jan. 30, respectively (Arnold Fleck v. Joe Wetch, et al., No. 19-670, U.S. Sup.)....