Thursday, October 20, 2016

NC Lawyers Weekly: First Amendment won’t stop bar discipline

http://nclawyersweekly.com/2016/10/20/first-amendment-wont-stop-bar-discipline/

First Amendment won’t stop bar discipline

The First Amendment right to free speech does not immunize attorneys from disciplinary action for statements made outside of a courtroom setting, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled.
The North Carolina State Bar properly exercised its discretion in suspending a Greenville attorney for five years due to a pattern of .... 
 
http://nclawyersweekly.com/2016/10/20/first-amendment-wont-stop-bar-discipline/

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