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WHEELING – A federal judge has ruled West Virginia can’t enforce a law passed in 2020 restricting lawyer advertising.
On May 8, District Judge John Preston Bailey issued an order granting the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in a case filed by two attorneys and one of their clients against the state. It relates to the passage of the Prevention of Deceptive Lawsuit Advertising and Solicitation Practices Act, which took effect June 5, 2020.
“Lawyer advertising is protected speech,” Bailey writes in his order. “The act burdens protected speech. The act implicates the First Amendment.” New
With his order, Bailey permanently enjoins and prohibits the state from enforcing the law.
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Eric Tarr, R-Putnam; Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley; Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Trump, R-Morgan; and Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo, R-Kanawha; look on as Gov. Jim Justice signs a bill creating the stateâs first intermediate court of appeals.
CHARLESTON After more than 20 years of recommendations and attempts, West Virginia is finally getting an intermediate court of appeals.
Gov. Jim Justice formally signed Senate Bill 275 creating the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act, according to a letter sent to the Senate Thursday. Justice held a ceremonial bill signing for SB 275 Friday at the Capitol in Charleston along with legislative leaders and justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
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APPEALS COURT Senate Finance Committee Chairman Eric Tarr, R-Putnam; Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley; Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Trump, R-Morgan; and Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo, R-Kanawha; look on as Gov. Jim Justice signs a bill creating the state’s first intermediate court of appeals.
CHARLESTON After more than 20 years of recommendations and attempts, West Virginia is getting an intermediate court of appeals.
Gov. Jim Justice formally signed Senate Bill 275 creating the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act, according to a letter sent to the Senate Thursday. Justice held a ceremonial bill signing for SB 275 Friday at the Capitol in Charleston along with legislative leaders and justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
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