1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Wis.2d
  4. 86 Wis.2d
  5. 86 Wis.2d 746 (1979)
 

STATE EX REL. ARMSTRONG v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS

No. 78-406-W.

86 Wis.2d 746 (1979)

273 N.W.2d 356

STATE EX REL. ARMSTRONG, and others, Petitioners, v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF STATE BAR OF WISCONSIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided January 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioners: John E. Armstrong, James C. Herrick, John F. Jenswold, Trayton L. Lathrop, all of Madison and David S. August of Whitefish Bay, and oral argument by James Herrick and Trayton L. Lathrop.

For Personal Interest Group: Oral argument by Meyer Papermaster of Milwaukee and Douglas Kammer of Portage.

For respondent: Oral argument by Robert F. Boden of Milwaukee.

PER CURIAM.

On July 7, 1978, a petition signed by more than 400 members of the State Bar of Wisconsin was filed with the association's Board of Governors directing it to submit the following three questions to the membership pursuant to the referendum procedure set forth in State Bar Rule 7.

"1. Should it be the policy of the State Bar that attorneys should not be forced, by the sovereign power of the state, to support the lobbying, political, social...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases