Commercial speech, attorneys: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Commercial speech, attorneys,” part of the Attorneys area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 12 decisions, newest first

• Edward F. Maracich v. Michael Eugene Spears
  570 U.S. 48Decided June 17, 20135–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Milavetz v. United States
  559 U.S. 229Decided March 8, 20109–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Florida Bar v. Went for It, Inc.
  515 U.S. 618Decided June 21, 19955–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• Silvia S. Ibanez v. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
  512 U.S. 136Decided June 13, 19947–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Gary E. Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of IllinoisLaw held unconstitutional
  496 U.S. 91Decided June 4, 19905–4John Paul Stevens
• Shapero v. Kentucky Bar AssociationLaw held unconstitutional
  486 U.S. 466Decided June 13, 19886–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of OhioLaw held unconstitutional
  471 U.S. 626Decided May 28, 19855–3Byron R. White
• In re R. M. J.Law held unconstitutional
  455 U.S. 191Decided January 25, 19829–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• In re Primus
  436 U.S. 412Decided May 30, 19787–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn.
  436 U.S. 447Decided May 30, 19788–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Bates v. State Bar of ArizonaLaw held unconstitutional
  433 U.S. 350Decided June 27, 19775–4Harry A. Blackmun
• United Transportation Union v. State Bar of Michigan
  401 U.S. 576Decided April 5, 19715–3Hugo L. Black

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error