Supreme Court’s recent Harvard decision has created new opportunities to challenge Wisconsin State Bar practices in violation of the Fourteenth and First Amendments

WILL client, Daniel Suhr (pictured to the left), is an accomplished trial and appellate attorney in Wisconsin. He is a State Bar member who objects that his Bar dues are used to administer and promote unconstitutional programs and messages. Like all Wisconsin attorneys, Daniel Suhr must be a member of the Bar and pay hundreds of dollars to it each year just to work in his chosen profession.

Harvard Decision Has Changed the Legal Landscape: The United States Supreme Court recently decided that colleges and universities may no longer use race as a factor in admissions. This practice, commonly called “affirmative action,” was declared unconstitutional in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. That decision, however, has much broader implications: it confirms that federal civil rights laws demand “colorblind” treatment of all individuals in America. Since the Harvard Decision, WILL has launched numerous legal challenges to race-based, discriminatory programs across the country.

About WILL’s Efforts: This lawsuit is part of WILLs nationwide Equality under the law Project. Since 2021, WILL attorneys have represented 55 clients in 18 states. All clients are represented pro bono. Find out more at will-law.org/equality.

Read More:

• Complaint, December 2023
• Appendix 1
• Appendix 2
• Appendix 3
• Appendix 4
• Appendix 5