Challenges to mandatory bars may reach U.S. high court
A Michigan lawyer has failed in her challenge to the requirement that she join the state bar and pay dues supporting advocacy activities with which she disagreed, the latest challenge to a mandatory state bar and its use of dues money across the country. Active cases in at least four states are percolating through the […]
Sign up for Free Legal Answers pro bono opportunity
The South Carolina Bar is looking for pro bono attorney volunteers to participate in a Free Legal Answers Blitz, taking place Nov. 16 from 2 to 5 p.m at the State Bar building at 950 Taylor St. in Columbia. The blitz is being held to give attorneys the opportunity to get experience using the online […]
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