The Profession | Wednesday, March 17, 2010
- Second Circuit Rejects Most of Attorney Advertising Rules. In rejecting the bulk of New York's content-based restrictions on attorney advertising, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held Friday [March 11] that a ban on the use of nicknames like "Heavy Hitters" or client testimonials about pending cases violates the First Amendment. The circuit also held that preventing lawyers from employing special effects or portraying a judge in an ad did not "materially advance" the state's interest in prohibiting misleading speech. Go to New York Law Journal
- Saudi Women Lawyers Can Set Up Their Own Law Firms. Saudi women lawyers qualified to practice law in the Kingdom will be allowed to establish their own law firms, according to legal experts. Go to Saudi Gazette
- Business Etiquette Is Common Sense. At least once a year you will see a story on the news, or perhaps see a flyer from your career services office talking the importance of business etiquette. Setting-specific “skills,” like knowing which fork is your salad fork, obviously only have limited relevance. Go to Lawyerist
- Blog Offers Diagnosis for Harvard Law Prof’s Mysterious Illness. Zittrain, a digital freedom advocate, was hospitalized last Thursday [March 11] with unexplained fevers, but doctors expecting to find an infection could not find one, Zittrain wrote Monday on his blog. A colleague asked a medical blog for help, producing some “some amazingly helpful comments” and references to the Korean publication. Go to ABA Journal
Related stories:
- Editorial: Your Reality TV. In a new poll, more than 60 percent of respondents said televising Supreme Court proceedings would be good for democracy. We agree, but the court seems determined to keep its work out of the public’s eye. Go to New York Times
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