Leis v. Flynt

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1979-05-14

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Me. Justice Stevens, with whom Me. Justice Beennan and Me. Justice Maeshall join, dissenting. A lawyer’s interest in pursuing his calling is protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 1 The question presented by this case is whether a lawyer abandons that protection when he crosses the border of the State which issued his license to practice. T…

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