WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night, America First Legal (AFL) filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court of the United States in the case McDonald v. Firth. This case involves state bar associations using mandatory bar dues to fund woke, activist programs and activities. In its brief, AFL argued that the Court should hear the case to stop ideologically driven bar associations from using the power of the state to collect funds to advocate for political and legal positions to which their members object.
Mandatory bar associations have tended to engage in radical activities that are contrary to conservative and traditional American values, and no lawyer should have to finance those radical activities. From advocacy against immigration enforcement to statements in support of abortion rights, the publicized views of state bars speak directly to “controversial subjects” in the public sphere. Moreover, many bar associations are compounding this injury by using bar fees to advocate for speech codes preventing dissenting views on certain topics such as “sexual orientation and gender identity”—topics specifically outlined by the Supreme Court to fall within the realm of public concern. These bar associations serve as another glaring example of dangerous woke indoctrination.
AFL will continue to stand with attorneys who are being prevented from exercising their fundamental rights that the rest of society is free to exercise, and we will not back down from protecting conservative values and dignity.
Read the Amicus Brief here.
