Inc. Florida Bar v. Went For It
The Facts Of The Case, Commercial Speech And The First Amendment, The Majority Decision, The Dissent
Petitioner
Florida State Bar
Respondent
Went For It, Inc., a lawyer referral service
Petitioner's Claim
A regulation of the Florida bar prohibiting direct-mail advertising targeting victims of accidents is an unconstitutional suppression of speech.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Bruce S. Rogow
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Barry Scott Richard
Justices for the Court
Stephen Breyer, Sandra Day O'Connor (writing for the Court), William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas
Justices Dissenting
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
21 June 1995
Decision
Within certain limits, states may regulate advertising by lawyers.
Significance
Decision could signal a reversal of the trend during the 1980s and 1990s toward extension of First Amendment protection to commercial speech.
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