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Federal court strikes down Louisiana's mandatory bar association fees

By VICTOR SKINNER The Center Square contributor

(The Center Square) — A federal court ruled this week that Louisiana can't force attorneys to pay mandatory bar association dues for activities not 'inherently connected' to regulating or improving the legal profession.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit sided with New Orleans attorney Randy Boudreaux in a ruling Tuesday that upheld his Firs…

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