Legal Opinion
In re R. M. J.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 25, 1982No. 80-1431PublishedCited by 456 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
The Court’s decision in Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, 433 U. S. 350 (1977), required a re-examination of long-held perceptions as to “advertising” by lawyers. This appeal presents the question whether certain aspects of the revised ethical rules of the Supreme Court of Missouri regulating lawyer advertising conform to the requirements of Bates.
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As with many of the States, until the decision in Bates, Missouri placed an absolute prohibition on advertising by lawyers.1 After the Court’s invalidation of just such a prohibition in Bates, the Committee on Professional Ethics and Responsibility of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bates v. State Bar of ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by456 opinions
- Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Edenfield v. FaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Florida Bar v. Went for It, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
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