· 8/23/1939
Protests 103059-G of Taub
Citations
- 3 Cust. Ct. 357
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- recognizing that the “possible harm to society from allowing unprotected speech to go unpunished is outweighed by the possibility that protected speech will be muted.”
- holding that First Amendment protection extended to “truthful” advertising of “routine” legal services by attorneys and, thus, “may not be subjected to blanket suppression”
- noting that the legal sophistication of the audience is a key consideration in determining whether legal advertising is misleading
- recognizing that state courts may exercise legislative powers
- recognizing that state courts may exercise legislative powers
- \[A]dvertising claims as to the quality of legal services . . . may be so likely to be misleading as to warrant restriction\
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Judges: Tilson
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