February 26, 2021
The Ninth Circuit on Friday partially revived lawsuits brought by attorneys challenging the Oregon State Bar's membership fee requirements, finding that neither the U.S. Supreme Court nor the circuit itself has yet addressed if the First Amendment tolerates mandatory bar memberships.
May 12, 2020
A Ninth Circuit judge appeared open Tuesday to reviving lawsuits by attorneys who have raised constitutional challenges to the Oregon State Bar's membership fee requirements, saying during a hearing he hates the idea that lawyers should get less First Amendment protection than union members receive under the high court's Janus ruling.