Legal Opinion
Adams v. Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 15, 1985No. 84 C 3548, 84 C 4771, 84 C 5179 and 84 C 5711PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, District Judge.
This case raises the question whether the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (Commission) can constitutionally prohibit a lawyer from advertising through the mail to a targeted audience. Plaintiffs are all practicing attorneys who have done or plan to do direct mail advertising. They seek injunctive and declaratory relief. Before the court at this time is their motion for preliminary injunction.
Facts
On April 6, 1984, the Illinois Supreme Court amended Disciplinary Rule 2-103 of the Code of Professional Responsibility to read,…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Robert J. Adams, Jr. v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois, and Carl R. RolewickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986