High Court Denies Rehearing In Suit Over Janus Impact On State Bar Memberships

Mealey's (May 4, 2020, 1:30 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on May 4 denied a petition for rehearing filed by a North Dakota attorney 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 violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Arnold Fleck v. Joe Wetch, et al., No. 19-670, U.S. Sup.)....