FLECK v. WETCH

No. 16-1564.

937 F.3d 1112 (2019)

Arnold V. FLECK Plaintiff - Appellant v. Joe WETCH, President of the State Bar Association of North Dakota, et al. Defendants - Appellees. Pacific Legal Foundation Amicus on Behalf of Appellant State Bar of California; The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Alaska; State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of Kentucky; State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of South Dakota; State Bar of Wyoming Amici on Behalf of Appellees Texas Legal Ethics Counsel Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 30, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Timothy Sandefur , of Phoenix, AZ. The following attorneys appeared on the, appellant brief; James M. Manley , of Phoenix, AZ., Jared Blanchard , of Phoenix, AZ.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellees Joe Wetch, Aubrey Fiebelkorn-Zuger, and Tony Weiler was Randall J. Bakke , of Bismarck, ND. The following attorney appeared on the brief; Shawn A. Grinolds , of Bismarck, ND.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee Penny Miller was James E. Nicolai , AAG, of Bismarck, ND.

The following attorneys appeared on the amicus brief of The Missouri Bar; David Charles Frederick , of Washington, DC., Derek T. Ho , of Washing, DC., Benjamin S. Softness , of Washington, DC.

The following attorneys appeared on the amicus brief of the Texas Legal Ethics Counsel; Jason M. Panzer , of Austin, TX., Lauren Ross , of Austin, TX.

The following attorney appeared on the amicus brief of the State Bar of Alaska, State Bar of Arizona, State Bar of Kentucky, State Bar of Michigan and State Bar of South Dakota, and State Bar of Wyoming; John J. Bursch , of Caledonia, MI.

The following attorney appeared on the amicus brief of the State Bar of California; Brady Dewar , of San Francisco, CA.

Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


To practice law in North Dakota, every resident lawyer must maintain membership in and pay annual dues to the State Bar Association of North Dakota (SBAND). See N.D.C.C. §§ 27-11-22; 27-12-02, -04. When attorney Arnold Fleck learned that SBAND was using his compulsory dues to oppose a state...

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