Judge rules that avvo.com may continue to rate lawyers

Remember avvo.com, the free lawyer rating service that had some attorneys steamed because they didn't like their ratings?  Well, two of them were so upset that they filed a class-action complaint againt the company.  First Amendment Center news now reports that Federal district court judge Robert Lasnik has dismissed the complaint, stating

"To the extent that their lawsuit has focused a spotlight on how ludicrous the rating of attorneys (and judges) has become, more power to them.  To the extent that they seek to prevent the dissemination of opinions regarding attorneys and judges, however, the First Amendment precludes their cause of action."

Read the full opinion here.