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SESRET Om October 30, 1964, IC reviewed the file regarding the appointee at the Committee on Admissions and Grievances, United States District Court for the District of Columbia €USDC), which revealed he applied for admission to the Bar of the United States pee ee courh in 1245. nquiries madg by the committee n were favorable, and the file contained no additional pertinent information. WFO 161-2419 ELN:cjl 1 ké On October 23, 1964, ICL____ ~~ _—idreviewed . a file containing a grievance against the firm of Arnold, bic Fortas, and Porter at the Committee on Admissions and Grievances, USDS, The file: revealed on November 6, 1951, members of the Grievance Subcommittee were advised by letter from the Committee on Admissions and Grievances to read an article in the November, 1951 edition of “Harper's Magazine," entitled "Arnold, Fortas, Porter and Prosperity." It was indicated this article was to be discussed at the next Subcommittee meeting, and the purpose of this was to determine if the article violated Canon 27 of the Canons of Professional Ethics of the American Bar Association and also opinions 42, 62, 140, and 162. Canon 27 relates to Advertising, Direct or Indirect, and states it is unprofessional to solicit professional employment by circulars, advertisements, through touters or by personal communications or interviews not warranted by personal relations. The opinions mentioned abeve state a lawyer may not pose for pictures portraying incidents of a case, nor furnish pictures or material to a newspaper or a magazine. The opinions also state it is a lawyer's duty to bring about the discontinuance of advertising in his behalf and state it is improper for a lawyer to inspire or furnish newspaper comments about cases in which he is engaged. A copy of the above-mentioned article is set forth as Exhibit A.