Legal Opinion
Bates v. State Bar of Arizona
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 3, 1977No. 76-316PublishedCited by 1,090 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
As part of its regulation of the Arizona Bar, the Supreme Court of that State has imposed and enforces a disciplinary-rule that restricts advertising by attorneys. This case presents two issues: whether §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U. S. C. §§ 1 and 2, forbid such state regulation, and whether the operation of the rule violates the First Amendment, made applicable to the States through the Fourteenth.1
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Appellants John R. Bates and Van O’Steen are attorneys licensed to practice law in the State of Arizona.2 As such, they are members of the appellee, the State Bar of Arizona.3 *354After…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by1,090 opinions
- Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Kasky v. Nike, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2002
- New Jersey Guild of Hearing Aid Dispensers v. LongSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- Maracich v. SpearsSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- Castrol Inc. v. Pennzoil Company and Pennzoil Products CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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