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EDENFIELD v. FANE

No. 91-1594.

507 U.S. 761 (1993)

EDENFIELD et al. v. FANE

United States Supreme Court.

Decided April 26, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parker D. Thomson, Special Assistant Attorney General of Florida, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, John J. Rimes III, Assistant Attorney General, and Carol A. Licko, Special Assistant Attorney General.

David C. Vladeck argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Alan B. Morrison.*

Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and White, Blackmun, Stevens, Scalia, Souter, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Blackmun, J., filed a concurring opinion, p. 777. O'Connor, J., filed a dissenting opinion, p. 778.

Justice Kennedy, delivered the opinion of the Court.

In previous cases we have considered the constitutionality of state laws prohibiting lawyers from engaging in direct, personal solicitation of prospective clients. See Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn., 436 U.S. 447 (1978); In re Primus, 436 U.S. 412 (1978). In the case now before us, we consider a solicitation ban applicable to certified...

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