Louisiana Bar Association Prevails in Attorney’s Dues Challenge

The Louisiana State Bar Association convinced a federal court in Louisiana to throw out a lawsuit by a lawyer alleging its requirement to provide dues is unconstitutional.

Attorney Randy Boudreaux filed the initial suit in 2019, alleging that the State Bar’s requirements violate his First and 14th Amendment rights. In 2020, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed the case, and the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded back to the lower court.

Judge Lance M. Africk rejected Boudreaux’s first claim, alleging that required membership in the group violates his constitutional ...