No. 23A505

Dale Wendall Laue v. State Bar of California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2023-12-05
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: attorney-discipline due-process first-amendment free-speech judicial-review state-bar-court
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

(a) Whether admission to a State Bar, or other state licensing agency, constitutes a liberty interest under the United States Constitution.

(b) Whether admission or licensing standards, and any disqualifying factors, must be narrow, objective, and definite.

(c) Whether a strict scrutiny standard of review is required when a liberty interest is at stake and whether the applicant or the state bears the burden of proof.

(d) Whether the Fourteenth Amendment allows a State Bar, or other state licensing agency to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) resulting in racial and gender preferences in the admission process.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state bar court's disciplinary decision against an attorney violates due process or First Amendment rights of free speech

Docket Entries

2023-12-05
Application (23A505) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 10, 2024.
2023-11-28
Application (23A505) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 12, 2023 to February 10, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Dale Laue
Dale Wendell Laue — Petitioner