Does bar requirement bar free speech?
Monday, April 19, 2021 |
Chris Woodward (OneNewsNow.com)
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A Utah attorney doesn t think lawyers should be required to fund a trade association and its political speech in order to practice law.
In order to practice law in the state of Utah, Amy Pomeroy is required to join and pay annual fees to the Utah State Bar. But because those fees are often used to pay for activities she does not support, she has teamed up with the Goldwater Institute to challenge the requirement. In 30 states, attorneys are required to join and pay dues to a bar association to be allowed to practice law, and these bar associations don t just make sure lawyers behave ethically or are qualified or things like that, says attorney Jacob Huebert of the Goldwater Institute. They re not government-regulatory agencies, rather trade associations for the legal profession. And the things they do often include lobbying and engaging in advocacy on legal and
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