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.

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.

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.

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels

Tobacco company R.J. Reynolds appealed to the high court after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the warnings do not violate the First Amendment.

Court Agrees With Ban on Medical Marijuana Advertising in Mississippi

A medical marijuana dispensary owner argued that the First Amendment protects the right to advertise because Mississippi law permits the sale of cannabis products to some people.

A Grant Program for Black Women Business Owners Is Discriminatory, Appeals Court Rules

The appeals court panel rejected the venture capital firm’s arguments that the grants are not contracts but charitable donations protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.

Supreme Court Clears the Way for the NRA’s Free Speech Lawsuit Against an Ex-New York Official

The unanimous opinion reverses a lower-court decision tossing out the gun rights group’s lawsuit against ex-New York state Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo.

Drone Pilot Can’t Offer Mapping Without North Carolina Surveyor’s License, Court Says

The judge who authored the panel's opinion said determining whether a business prohibition on the pilot's mapping crosses over to a significant speech restriction can be difficult.