Legal Opinion
Texans Against Censorship v. State Bar of Texas
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided March 31, 1995No. 3:94 cv 61PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JUSTICE, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This civil action, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, presents many complicated and thorny issues concerning whether regulations which restrict the manner in which lawyers licensed to practice law in Texas may advertise their services, or otherwise solicit business, abridge, inter alia, the right to freedom of expression under the First Amendment. The Supreme Court of Texas recently promulgated these regulations as amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, and they are scheduled to become effective on April…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Falanga v. State Bar of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. AllenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
- Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics & Conduct v. WherrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1997
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