Silvia S. Ibanez v. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation

512 U.S. 136 · Decided June 13, 1994 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Silvia S. Ibanez v. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation was decided on June 13, 1994 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Commercial speech, attorneys” in the Attorneys area.

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Silvia S. Ibanez v. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Board of Accountancy

SCDB identifiers: case 1993-073, docket 1993-073-01.

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