Abstract
In In re R.M.J., the United States Supreme Court substantially broadened the first and fourteenth amendment protections afforded lawyer advertising. States may still regulate and restrict advertising by lawyers, but the regulations must be carefully drawn and no broader than necessary to achieve a substantial state interest. The Court has rejected most of the traditional justifications offered in support of regulations on advertising by lawyers, but has indicated that the states' interest in protecting consumers from false and misleading advertising is strong enough to support some restrictions. The states' interest in supervising advertising and protecting consumers from the abuses of in-person solicitation also may provide support for some form of regulation.
Recommended Citation
Meador, Shawn B.
(1983)
"In re R.M.J.: The Scope of Lawyer
Advertising Expands,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1983:
No.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1983/iss1/2