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Bates Vs. State Bar of Arizona

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jun 27, 1977

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  11. Bates v. State
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  12. Bar of Arizona - 433 U.S. 350 (1977) U.S. Supreme Court Bates v. State
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  13. Bar of Arizona, 433 U.S. 350 (1977) Bates v. State
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  14. wielding the power of the State over the practice of law is not subject to attack under the Sherman Act. Parker v. Brown
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  15. Goldfarb v. Virginia
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  16. Cantor v. Detroit
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  17. assuring informed and reliable decisionmaking, is entitled to some First Amendment protection, Virginia Pharmacy Board v. Virginia
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  18. to professional advertising, a context where it is not necessary to further its intended objective, cf. Bigelow v. Virginia
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  19. most Page 433 U. S. 352 legal services may be performed legally by the citizen for himself. See Faretta v. California
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  20. P.2d at 643. The regulation thus was held to be shielded from the Sherman Act by the state action exemption of Parker v. Brown
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  21. advertising have survived constitutional challenge in the past, citing, along with other cases, Williamson v. Lee
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  22. Optical Co., 348 U. S. 483 (1955), and Semler v. Dental
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  23. Although recognizing that Virginia Pharmacy Board v. Virginia
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  24. Consumer Council, 425 U. S. 748 (1976), and Bigelow v. Virginia
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  25. special considerations might bear on the advertising of professional services by lawyers. See Virginia Pharmacy Board v. Virginia
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  26. probable jurisdiction. 429 U.S. 813 (1976). Page 433 U. S. 359 II The Sherman Act In Parker v. Brown
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  27. this Court held that the Sherman Act was not intended to apply against certain state action. See also Olsen v. Smith
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  28. Court held, that the Parker exemption also bars the instant Sherman Act claim. We agree. Of course, Parker v. Brown
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  29. considered the state action exemption to the Sherman Act and found it inapplicable for one reason or another. Goldfarb v. Virginia
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  30. U.S. at 421 U. S. 792 . See Cohen v. Hurley
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  31. We conclude that the Arizona Supreme Court's determination that appellants' Sherman Act claim is barred by the Parker v. Brown
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  32. exemption must be affirmed. III The First Amendment A Last Term, in Virginia Pharmacy Board v. Virginia
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  33. observation that our cases long have protected speech even though it is in the form of a paid advertisement, Buckley v. Valeo
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  34. in a form that is sold for profit, Smith v. California
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  35. or in the form of a solicitation to pay or contribute money, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
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  36. the speaker's interest is largely economic, the Court has protected such speech in certain contexts. See, e.g., NLRB v. Gissel
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  37. though entirely commercial, may often carry information of import to significant issues of the day. See Bigelow v. Virginia
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  38. services, and thus performs an indispensable role in the allocation of resources in a free enterprise system. See FTC v. Procter
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  39. Ibid. See also Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Willingboro
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  40. advertised by the appellants at standardized rates. App. 459-478. Indeed, until the decision of this Court in Goldfarb v. Virginia
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  41. we view as dubious any justification that is based on the benefits of public ignorance. See Virginia Pharmacy Board v. Virginia
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  42. These two arguments seem dubious, at best. Neither distinguishes lawyers from others, see Virginia Pharmacy Board v. Virginia
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  43. that the person making the attack demonstrate that in fact his specific conduct was protected. See, e.g., Bigelow v. Virginia
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  44. that it might be applied unconstitutionally in circumstances other than those before the court. See, e.g., Broadrick v. Oklahoma
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  45. Ashwander v. TVA
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  46. who contemplates protected activity might be discouraged by the in terrorem effect of the statute. See NAACP v. Button
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  47. analysis applies weakly, if at all, in the ordinary commercial context. As was acknowledged in Virginia Pharmacy Board v. Virginia
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  48. it to professional advertising, a context where it is not necessary to further its intended objective. Cf. Bigelow v. Virginia
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  49. we need only note that most legal services may be performed legally by the citizen for himself. See Faretta v. California
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  50. Advertising that is false, deceptive, or misleading, of course, is subject to restraint. See Virginia Pharmacy Board v. Virginia
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