Legal Opinion
Florida Bar v. Went for It, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 1995No. 94-226PublishedCited by 512 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
Rules of the Florida Bar prohibit personal injury lawyers from sending targeted direct-mail solicitations to victims and their relatives for 30 days following an accident or disaster. This case asks us to consider whether such Rules violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution. We hold that in the circumstances presented here, they do not.
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In 1989, the Florida Bar (Bar) completed a 2-year study of the effects of lawyer advertising on public opinion. After conducting hearings, commissioning surveys, and reviewing extensive public commentary, the Bar determined that several…
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