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Panel Analyzes First Amendment Concerns Raised in Pharmaceutical Regulation
The Federalist Society

Recent court decisions reflect increasing judicial interest in the constitutional protections afforded to speech regarding the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs.
California's "Creeping Commercial Speech": Kasky Decision Attacks Business Participation in Public Debates
Bruce E.H. Johnson of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

In a far-reaching decision that could force corporations to stay out of public-policy debates related to their own products or services, the California Supreme Court held in Kasky v. Nike, Inc. that a business could be liable to consumers for commercial deception based on "issue advertising" long thought to be fully protected by the First Amendment.
Controls on Export of Encryption Source Code in Jeopardy . . . But Not Gone Yet
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

It is rare that a court reviews a challenge to the government's administration of export controls. Agency decisio.
I Have a Great Commercial, So Why Won't the Networks Air It?
Loeb & Loeb LLP

Ever wonder why you see nudity on "NYPD Blue" but still have trouble getting prime-time network clearance for your...
Off-Label Promotion: Weighing the Impact of Rulings Setting Back FDA's Authority to Regulate
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington Legal Foundation v. Shalada1 (WL.
Free Speech War on the Range: Legal Challenges to the Nation's Commodity Checkoff Programs
Eric Schippers* of The Federalist Society

Got Milk? The question may sound innocuous, but for many of America's independent farmers and ranchers, that marketing slogan and others like it represents compelled speech in violation of the First Amendment.

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