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“Tastefulness” Regulation by Proxy
Sometimes I feel like I pick on Florida, but the Sunshine State just continues to offer up an unending stream of lawyer advertising regulation problems. This week’s entrant? The Jacksonville firm of Johns & Von Roenn‘s…
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Free Advice Gets Big Win
John Rosemond is North Carolina-licensed psychologist who publishes a parenting column that runs in many newspapers nationwide. In the best tradition of “Dear Abby,” he answers specific inquiries from readers, offering up psychological advice…
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Federal Judge Frees Up Two More Words for Lawyer Marketing
FINALLY – a federal court has ruled on a particular bugaboo of mine: the completely-asinine restriction that many states have on lawyers using the verboten terms “expertise” and “specialty.” In finding that’s Florida’s rule…
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Climate Change Denial and Commercial Speech
So there’s this: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, along with a bunch of concerned climate scientists, wants to pursue RICO charges against “corporations and other organizations that have knowingly deceived the American people about the risks…
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Florida Cuts Out Lawyer Referral Services
The Florida Bar has once again been stymied in an effort to (slightly) liberalize its advertising rules. Four years ago, it was the Florida Supreme Court redlining the Bar’s lawyer website rules, resulting in…
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More Wins for Business Speech Rights
Look, I’m fine with straightforward health and safety labeling. I’m even OK with disclaimers that are necessary to keep advertising from being deceptive. Likewise, I’ve got no problem with businesses being prohibited from lying…
