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In re R.M.J.

United States Supreme Court

455 U.S. 191 (1982)

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R.M.J. (defendant), a lawyer licensed in Missouri and Illinois, advertised his practice listing "real estate" as a practice area (not among Missouri Rule 4's 23 enumerated categories), stating he was licensed in both states, noting in capital letters his admission to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, and mailing announcement cards to a wide audience beyond the categories Rule 4 permitted. The Missouri Bar's Advisory Committee (Committee) charged him with unprofessional conduct; the state supreme court upheld Rule 4's constitutionality, and R.M.J. appealed directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Whether state ethics rules may restrict lawyer advertising that is not shown to be misleading, where the restrictions are not narrowly tailored to further a substantial state interest.

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