Lawyers from Illinois and free speech advocates have lined up to ask the Illinois Supreme Court to reject a proposed new attorney anti-discrimination rule, that they said could result in a "speech code" under which conservative lawyers in Illinois could be subjected to professional discipline, and potentially the loss of their law license, if they express opinions on politics or social issues disfavored by the state's liberal majority.
Being a socialist lawyer probably will be just fine in Illinois. However, being a Republican could become a problem.
