State Bar & Bar Associations
Jul. 24, 2023
Does State Bar have sovereign immunity on admissions?
The State Bar says yes, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted in a decision announced Friday that the question needs to be answered by an en banc panel.
Does the California State Bar have sovereign immunity as “an arm of the state” when dealing with admissions or disciplinary matters, even in a bid to squelch an Americans with Disability Act lawsuit by a bar applicant over accommodations?
The State Bar says yes, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted in a decision announced Friday that the question needs to be answered by an en banc panel.
The decisio...
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