Anti-Discrimination Rule Faces Additional Challenges
After a pivotal Supreme Court holding, states’ adoption of ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g) faces an uphill battle. Rule
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Ohio Supreme Court Proposes Amendment to Code of Judicial Conduct That Would Require Resignation Before Announcing Candidacy to a Nonjudicial Office
The Ohio Supreme Court has proposed an amendment to the Ohio Code of Judicial Conduct that would require Ohio judges to resign from judicial office before announcing or taking any action in furtherance of candidacy for any non-judicial office. The Proposal adds the term “Candidate” and defines it as
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Facebook “Friends” Aren’t Necessarily Real Friends
Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal has decided that a Facebook friendship doesn’t necessarily signify a close relationship warranting automatic disqualification of a judge.
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Attorneys v. Clients: Clients Ordered to Pay $350K for Online Defamation
As the old adage goes, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.” Clients
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Federal Court: Florida Limitations on Advertising Specialization Are Unconstitutional
On September 30, 2015, a Florida federal court held that the Florida advertising rule that prohibits an attorney from truthfully stating that he or she specializes in a specific field of law is a violation of the First Amendment and therefore unconstitutional.
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Judges on Facebook: Exercising First Amendment Rights or Violating the Judicial Canons?
There is no doubt that since the inception of Facebook in 2004, various other social media networks have sprung up allowing people to share and exchange information instantly.
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Personally Soliciting Contributions: A “Don’t” for Judicial Candidates in Florida
In an opinion released in late April, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold Florida’s ban on judicial candidates’ personal solicitation for campaign contributions. personally
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Law Firm Texting : Impermissible Solicitation or Direct Mail Advertising?
The Florida Bar Committee on Advertising voted 6-1 to answer the texting question by defining a law firm's proposed texting campaign as impermissible solicitation analogous to inappropriate phone calling or telemarketing to attract clients.
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LOUISIANA LAWYER’S “SOCIAL MEDIA BLITZ”: First Amendment Right or Misleading &Impermissible Attempt to Influence the Judiciary?
An attorney, representing a woman alleging sexual abuse by the father in a custody and visitation battle, allegedly waged a social media attack on two judges involved in the case based upon the attorney’s frustration with the lack of progress in the case. louisiana
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Attorney’s Website Posts Judges’ Praise: Another Victory for the First Amendment in Attorney Advertising?
An August 2014 decision continues to cause a stir among free speech supporters. Website
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