Norman F. Dacey and Norman F. Dacey, Doing Business as National Estate Planning Council v. New York County Lawyers' Association

IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:

The orderly functioning of our judicial system and the protection of our citizens require that legal advice should be offered only by those who possess the requisite qualifications and authorization for the practice of law. At the same time, one of the most fundamental principles of our system of government prohibits any restraint on a citizen’s right to disseminate his views on important public issues. In this case, we are called upon to resolve a conflict between these two important interests. Judge Wyatt’s principal ground for dismissing the complaint was…