Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Ass'n
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 22, 1990No. 88-1198PublishedCited by 218 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
Pursuant to a well-publicized plan, a group of lawyers agreed not to represent indigent criminal defendants in the District of Columbia Superior Court until the District of Columbia government increased the lawyers’ compensation. The questions presented are whether the lawyers’ concerted conduct violated §5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act and, if so, whether it was nevertheless protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.1
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The burden of providing competent counsel to indigent defendants in the District of Columbia is substantial. During 1982, court-appointed counsel…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by218 opinions
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- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Rafael Sanjuan and Marcello A. Maviglia v. The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc., and Stephen C. ScheiberCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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