FILE v. MARTIN

No. 20-2387.

33 F.4th 385 (2022)

Schuyler FILE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Larry MARTIN, Executive Director of the State Bar of Wisconsin, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 29, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel R. Suhr , Attorney, Liberty Justice Center, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Roberta F. Howell , Attorney, Andrew C. Gresik , Foley & Lardner LLP, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees Jill M. Kastner, Larry Martin.

Clayton P. Kawski , Sean Michael Murphy , Attorneys, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees Patience D. Roggensack, Ann W. Bradley, Annette K. Ziegler, Rebecca Bradley, Daniel Kelly, Rebecca Frank Dallet, Shirley S. Abrahamson.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Wood and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


Under rules adopted and enforced by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, all lawyers licensed to practice in the state must be members of and pay dues to the State Bar of Wisconsin, a professional association created by the court. Attorney Schuyler File contends that requiring him to join and subsidize the State Bar violates his free...

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