Legal Opinion
Levine v. Supreme Court of Wisconsin
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided February 19, 1988No. 86-C-578-CPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRABB, Chief Judge.
This is a civil action for declaratory and injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and attorney’s fees and costs. Jurisdiction is alleged under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff contends that his First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and of association are violated by Wisconsin’s requirement that all practicing attorneys belong to the state bar association. Alternately, he contends that if mandatory bar membership does not violate the Constitution, the use of his membership dues to fund political and ideological activities is unconstitutional.
Defendants argue that…
2Cases cited64 opinions
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- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by16 opinions
- John Crosetto v. State Bar of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Wade v. State Bar of Arizona (In Re Wade)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Steven Levine v. Chief Justice Nathan S. Heffernan, and State Bar of Wisconsin and Stephen L. SmayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility v. Haberman (In Re Haberman)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1992
- James S. Thiel and Barbara E. James v. State Bar of Wisconsin, Stephen L. Smay, John AlbertCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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