Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, No. 76-316 (U.S. Supreme Court) (433 U.S. 350; 97 S.Ct. 2691) (June 27, 1977) (Justice Blackmun)
Case noted that "Frist Amendment rights are fragile interests, and a person who contemplates protected activity might be discouraged by the in terrorem effect of the statute.".
Landmark case in which the Supreme Court reviewed the legality of Bar Assiciation restrictions on advertising by lawyers.
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