It's not about lawyers, but it's a free speech opinion about a learned profession, so here's news that the 11th Circuit upheld Florida's law limiting the free speech of doctors in raising the issue of gun ownership with patients unless the doctor has a good faith belief that the issue is relevant to medical issues or safety. I found it interesting to read from the viewpoint of the law of lawyering. The majority starts the opinion by emphasizing the imbalance of power between the doctor and patient, which justifies some degree of state regulation.
Excerpt from the opinion:
"Thus, a physician may make inquiries as to the firearms-ownership status of any or all patients, so long as he or she does so with the good-faith belief --- based on the specifics of the patient's case --- that the inquiry is relevant to the patient's medical care or safety, or the safety of others,'' the majority opinion said. "If, for example, the physician seeks firearm information to suit a personal agenda unrelated to medical care or safety, he or she would not be making a 'good-faith' inquiry, and so the act plainly directs him to refrain from inquiring."