Texas A.G. Paxton Commends 5th Circuit's Decision Upholding the First Amendment Rights of Members of the State Bar of Texas
July 14, 2021
July 14, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Attorney General Ken Paxton commends the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's recent decision in McDonald v. Longley, which held that the State Bar of Texas violated the First Amendment rights of its members--who must join and pay dues if they wish to practice law in Texas--when the State Bar engaged in politically- and ideologically-charged legislative and lobbying . . .
Attorney General Ken Paxton commends the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's recent decision in McDonald v. Longley, which held that the State Bar of Texas violated the First Amendment rights of its members--who must join and pay dues if they wish to practice law in Texas--when the State Bar engaged in politically- and ideologically-charged legislative and lobbying . . .