United States Third Circuit

Dwyer v. Cappell, 13-3235

In an action to enjoin enforcement of an attorney-conduct guideline that bans advertising with quotations from judicial opinions unless the opinions appear in full, summary judgment in favor of defendant, the Supreme Court of New Jersey Committee on Attorney Advertising, is reversed and remanded, where: 1) plaintiff published on his law firm's website complimentary remarks about him by judges in separate judicial opinions; and 2) the attorney-conduct guideline adopted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey is an unconstitutional restriction on commercial speech.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/11/2014
• Published 08/11/2014

Judges

• AMBRO

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

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