Legal Opinion
Consumers Union of United States, Inc. v. American Bar Ass'n
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 17, 1976No. 75-0105-RPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring this action to redress an alleged violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiffs seek a declaration that the defendants have violated the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of the plaintiffs and their members to gather, publish and receive factual information in reference to attorneys practicing in Arlington County, Virginia, and seek additionally an injunction permanently enjoining the enforcement and operation of a provision of the Codes of Professional Responsibility of the Virginia State Bar and of the…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
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