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Rent-Seeking Dentists, and “the Practice of Law”
Really interesting article in the Seattle Times this morning about how our state’s dentists have successfully (so far) blocked Washington residents from having access to dental therapists. These therapists (who are licensed in the states…
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“Docs and Glocks” Case Gets Messier
I’ve written before about Wollschlaeger v. Governor, the case dealing with Florida’s law preventing doctors from making certain inquiries of patients regarding firearms ownership. As I said at the last go-round, the 11th Circuit…
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What Speech Regulation Tells Us About Gun Regulation
This blog has always been about the uneasy intersection between the First Amendment and lawyer speech regulation. I write and speak about First Amendment stuff all the time; it’s integral to my work. So…
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Legal Forms & Legal Advice
I was speaking at an Evolve Law event in Los Angeles last week, and had a conversation with Derek Distenfield, who operates a business called NextGenJustice. I hadn’t heard of it, but that’s because…
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$5 Consults and the Unauthorized Practice of Law
Keith Lee has an excellent post breaking down the “legal consultations” offered through Fiverr, a website that offers all sorts of services, provided by marketplace sellers, for a flat five dollars apiece.[ref]I’ve actually used…
