Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Assn. v. Porter
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 28, 1988No. SCBD 3371PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARGRAVE, Vice Chief Justice.
Presently before the Court is a disciplinary matter brought against E. Melvin Porter upon a grievance filed by District Judge Ralph G. Thomspon. After a hearing the Professional Responsibility Trial Panel found that E. Melvin Porter violated the mandatory strictures of 5 O.S.A. Ch. I, App. 3 (1981), D.R. 1-102(A)(5), (6) providing:
“(A) A lawyer shall not:
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2Cases cited36 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Standing Committee on Discipline of the United States District Court for the Central District of California v. Stephen YagmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. GardnerOhio Supreme Court · 2003
- In Re GreenSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
- Notopoulos v. Statewide Grievance CommitteeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- United States v. Jonathan Cooper, in Re Norman ZalkindCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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