Legal Opinion
Constantine John Gekas v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois and Carl H. Rolewick, Its Administrator
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 1986No. 85-2376, 85-2445PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Per curiam
Disciplinary Rule 2-103 of the Illinois Code of Professional Responsibility formerly prohibited direct-mail advertising by attorneys. Constantine John Gekas filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (the “Commission”), seeking a declaratory judgment that the rule violated the First Amendment, and preliminary and permanent injunctions prohibiting its enforcement. After the Illinois Supreme Court, in response to Gekas’s motion, advanced the effective date of an amendment to Rule 2-103 permitting direct-mail advertising by attorneys,…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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