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Commercial Speech
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks the Pentagon From Branding AI Firm Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk

Anthropic had asked the judge to issue an emergency order to remove a stigma that the company alleges was unjustifiably applied as part of an “unlawful campaign of retaliation."

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DraftKings Says It Has Used ‘March Madness,’ Other Terms for 5 Years in Response to NCAA Complaint

DraftKings said its use of the terms is protected under the First Amendment, arguing the NCAA’s trademark claim would fail on the merits.

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California Law Requiring Companies To Report Climate-Related Financial Risk Paused

The state has argued that the laws don’t violate the First Amendment because commercial speech isn’t protected the same way under the Constitution.

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Business Groups Ask Supreme Court To Pause California Climate Reporting Laws in Emergency Appeal

The state has argued that the laws don’t violate the First Amendment because commercial speech isn’t protected the same way under the Constitution.

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The second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, in Washington

Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Are Looking To Offer Much More Than Ultrasounds and Diapers

The push could get more momentum with Planned Parenthood closing some clinics and considering shuttering others following changes to Medicaid.

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Trump’s Plan for a Drug Advertising Crackdown Faces Many Hurdles

Banning all pharmaceutical ads from TV would have almost certainly been struck down by federal judges, who have long accepted advertising as a First Amendment-protected form of speech.

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Maryland Tax on Digital Ads Violated Big Tech’s Free Speech, Judges Say

The tax focuses on large companies that make money advertising on the internet such as Meta, Google and Amazon, who say they’re being unfairly targeted.

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A Free Speech Case Over a Pastry Shop Painting Goes to Trial

A federal judge in New Hampshire will consider whether a town is infringing on the free speech rights of the bakery owner who’s displaying the mural over his business.

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