Legal Opinion
Kaimowitz v. Florida Bar
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided January 13, 1992No. 88-835 CIV-ORL-18(D)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HODGES, District Judge.
This is an action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, by a member of the Florida Bar who alleges that his compulsory membership in that organization violates his rights to freedom of speech and association under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Plaintiff seeks to disassociate himself from the Florida Bar yet retain his license to practice law in Florida. He also objects to the requirement that he pay annual dues to the Florida Bar, some of which are allegedly used to finance political lobbying by the Bar.
This action was brought in the Orlando Division in…
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