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UpSolve Delivers, and the Legal Monopoly Shrinks
Well, THAT was fast. It was only the end of January when UpSolve filed its lawsuit against New York and its overly-broad unlicensed practice of law — or “UPL” — law. I shouldn’t be…
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The 11th Circuit Splits With Itself
So we know what a Circuit split is, right? Like where one circuit decides an important legal issue one way, and another circuit decides it in a contrary way? But what do you call…
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Death Knell for UPL?
It’s FINALLY happening – a credible lawsuit taking on the lawyers’ monopoly on providing legal advice. I’ve long railed on the fundamental disconnect between the First Amendment’s expansive free speech guarantees and the fact…
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Professional Speech Regulation, or a Story about a Man and a Horse
Back in 2015, I wrote about Ronald Hines, a Texas veterinarian who was sanctioned for providing veterinary advice without a license. Hines’ punishment was upheld largely because the Fifth Circuit determined that the a…
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Streamlining “Admission on Motion”
So I was just admitted to the Arizona Bar. Before you break out the celebratory mezcal and tacos, let me note the decidedly low-key meaning of this milestone: I’m already licensed in California and…
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11th Circuit: Strict Scrutiny for Professional Speech Ban
Counseling services designed to get people to change their sexual orientation or gender identity have a deservedly gross reputation. Grosser still is their predominant orientation toward children, who frequently aren’t the ones choosing to…
