On July 29, Judge Feldman heard oral arguments from plaintiffs and defendants on the constitutionality of Louisiana’s new lawyer advertising regulations.
The new regulations are scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2009, and last week’s hearing allowed all parties to present arguments on their respective motions for summary judgment. The judge took the matter under advisement, and will render a decision “without delay.”
Scott Wolfe Jr. and Wolfe Law Group are plaintiffs in the federal litigation. Their suit alleges that the new regulations unconstitutionally restrict attorney speech and advertising on the Internet.
More details about the July 29th proceeding is available in an article published on Forbes.com: Lawyers Say Limits On Their Ads Unconstitutional. The article quotes our own Scott Wolfe, who presented oral argument for the plaintiffs at the hearing.
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