U.S. High Court Denies Petition In Suit Over Janus Impact On State Bar Memberships

Mealey's (March 9, 2020, 2:14 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on March 9 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a North Dakota attorney who was seeking a ruling on 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 ops out violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Arnold Fleck v. Joe Wetch, et al., No. 19-670, U.S. Sup.)....