Case 5.3 Speech or False Advertising?

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Devry University

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Case 5.3: Speech or False Advertising?

Should commercial speech receive less First Amendment protection than other types of speech, or does this violate the rights of corporations?

Yes I do think commercial speech should receive less First Amendment protection than other types of speech. According to the Legal Information Institute, "Commercial speech has been defined by the Supreme Court as speech where the speaker is more likely to be engaged in commerce, where the intended audience is commercial or actual or potential consumers, and where the content of the message is commercial in character" (Cornell University). The purpose of commercial speech is to commercialize an activity or...