Corporate Speech and the Constitution
The Deregulation of Tobacco Advertising
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11029039 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence O Gostin (0000-0001-5286-4044, Lawrence O. Gostin is with the Center for Law and the Public's Health at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 352-355 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.92.3.352 |
| PMID | 11867306 |
| OpenAlex | W2170637029 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
In a series of recent cases, the Supreme Court has given businesses powerful new First Amendment rights to advertise hazardous products. Most recently, in Lorillard Tobacco Co v Reilly (121 SCt 2404 [2001]), the court invalidated Massachusetts regulations intended to reduce underage smoking. The future prospects for commercial speech regulation appear dim, but the reasoning in commercial speech cases is supported by only a plurality of the court. A different First Amendment theory should recognize the importance of population health and the low value of corporate speech. In particular, a future court should consider the low informational value of tobacco advertising, the availability of alternative channels of communication, the unlawful practice of targeting minors, and the magnitude of the social harms
Advertising · Business · Commercial speech · Constitution · Deregulation · Economics · Environmental health · First amendment · Political science · Population · Supreme court · Tobacco industry · Value (mathematics) · Academic Freedom and Politics · Computer Science · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2019 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |