Conduct code for Montana lawyers stirs Supreme Court furor

The Montana Supreme Court has delayed action on a proposed change in the professional code of conduct for lawyers that has drawn hundreds of complaints from people who say the change threatens lawyers’ First Amendment rights.

The proposed change comes from the American Bar Association, which adopted it in August. The change considers it professional misconduct for a lawyer to "engage in conduct that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know is harassment or discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or socioeconomic status in conduct related to the practice of law."

By David Crisp

Full Story: http://www.missoulacurrent.com/general/2016/12/conduct-code-lawyers/