FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – Over a dozen advocacy groups and individuals filed amicus briefs in Greenberg v. Lehocky, Appellate Case No. 22-1733 (3rd. Cir.), Pennsylvania’s attempt to overrule HLLI’s victory enjoining the state’s unconstitutional regulation of attorney speech, Rule 8.4(g). HLLI challenged Rule 8.4(g) on behalf of attorney Zachary Greenberg, a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney working for a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of students’ constitutional rights and regularly speaks at legal…

"The First Amendment does not permit state licensing authorities to dictate what viewpoints its members may express on a wide range of academic, social, legal, cultural and political issues," said HLLI Senior Attorney Adam Schulman. "Pennsylvania may not condition Zach's right to pursue his professional calling on him sacrificing participation in the free marketplace of ideas."

Today, Pennsylvania enforcement officials abandoned their appeal from a district court decision enjoining them from enforcing a state rule that infringed the free speech rights of Pennsylvania attorneys.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – A federal court based in Philadelphia today preliminarily enjoined enforcement of a Rule of Professional Conduct aimed at disciplining attorneys for their speech. HLLI challenged Rule 8.4(g) on behalf of attorney Zachary Greenberg, a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney working for a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of students’ constitutional rights and regularly speaks at legal education and other professional events on a variety of hot-button legal…