To prove that its speech is protected commercial speech under the 1st Amendment, a business is required to show all of the following EXCEPT what (i.e. what is the four-part analysis a business must undertake to ensure its commercial speech is constitutional)?
Select one:
a. The speech is not misleading or unlawful
b. The government does not have a substantial interest in regulating the speech
c. The government's desired regulation of the speech does not directly advance its own interests
d. The government's attempted regulation of the speech is more extensive than necessary to achieve its interests
e. The speech is political in nature
Ans B
the govt does not have a substantial intrest in regulating the speech
To prove that its speech is protected commercial speech under the 1st Amendment, a business is...
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Read the following article: Johnson, T. (2015). Ambushing
Employers' Speech Rights; The federal government is redoubling
efforts to promote unions and keep companies quiet (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site.. Wall Street Journal
Online. April 16, 2015.
The article claims that NLRB restricts the free speech rights of
employers to the detriment of employees and in favor of unions. Do
you agree, why or why not? Unions are one of the very few ways
employees can get...
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