UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

┐ LUCILLE S. TAYLOR, an individual, │ Plaintiff-Appellant, │ │ │ > No. 20-2002 v. │ │ │ │ ROBERT J. BUCHANAN, in his official capacity as │ President of the State Bar of Michigan Board of │ Commissioners; DANA M. WARNEZ, in her official │ capacity as President-Elect of the State Bar of │ Michigan Board of Commissioners; JAMES W. HEATH, │ in his official capacity as Vice President of the State │ Bar of Michigan Board of Commissioners; DANIEL │ DIETRICH QUICK, in his official capacity as Secretary │ of the State Bar of Michigan Board of Commissioners; │ JOSEPH P. MCGILL, in his official capacity as │ Treasurer of the State Bar of Michigan Board of │ Commissioners, │ Defendants-Appellees. │ ┘

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids. No. 1:19-cv-00670—Robert J. Jonker, District Judge.

Decided and Filed: July 15, 2021

Before: SILER, MOORE, and THAPAR, Circuit Judges.

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COUNSEL ON BRIEF: Derk A. Wilcox, MACKINAC CENTER LEGAL FOUNDATION, Midland, Michigan, for Appellant. Andrea J. Bernard, Charles R. Quigg, WARNER NORCROSS + JUDD LLP, Grand Rapids, Michigan, John J. Bursch, BURSCH LAW PLLC, Caledonia, No. 20-2002 Taylor v. Buchanan et al. Page 2

Michigan, for Appellees. Kerry Lee Morgan, PENTIUK, COUVREUR & KOBILJAK, P.C., Wyandotte, Michigan, for Amicus Curiae.

MOORE, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which SILER and THAPAR, JJ., joined. THAPAR, J. (pp. 6–7), delivered a separate concurring opinion.

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OPINION _________________

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. Attorneys in Michigan, like those in most other states, must join an integrated bar association in order to practice law. In this suit, Lucille S. Taylor, a Michigan attorney, argues that requiring her to join the State Bar of Michigan violates her freedom of association, and further that the State Bar of Michigan’s use of a portion of her mandatory membership dues for certain advocacy activities violates her freedom of speech. The district court