Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates October 2001 No. 7 Vol. 4
Regulating Tobacco Advertising

Regulating Tobacco Advertising

The First Amendment, Federal Law, and Commercial Speech

Excerpt

The First Amendment ensures Americans’ freedom of speech. For over 50 years, however, the courts have held that advertising — commercial speech — should receive lesser protection than other forms of expression, such as political speech.

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