Commercial Speech
/ˈkɒmɚʃəl spiːʧ/
Definitions
- (n.) Speech or expression by a business intended to propose a commercial transaction, protected under the First Amendment but subject to greater regulation than other speech.
The court ruled that advertising is a form of commercial speech with limited constitutional protection.
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Commentary
Commercial speech occupies a unique constitutional category: it is protected but can be regulated to prevent misleading or deceptive communications.
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