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For many lawyers, blogs have become a popular tool for both marketing and discussion. But their amorphous quality is creating uneasiness about ethical implications. Many states revamping attorney ethics rules are wondering if law firm blogs should be regulated as advertising.

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For many lawyers, blogs have become a popular tool for both marketing and discussion. But their amorphous quality is creating uneasiness about their ethical implications. Many states that are revamping attorney ethics rules are wondering if firm blogs should be regulated as advertising. Law professor Larry Ribstein says that whether blog content is deemed advertising or protected political speech could become the quintessential test of the commercial speech doctrine: “It doesn’t get any hazier than blogs.”

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