MMC4208 Exam 3 Study Guide Questions and Answers

MMC4208 Exam 3 Study Guide Questions and Answers Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council - Answer-the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time explicitly ruled that purely commercial speech deserves First Amendment protection Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission - Answerestablished a four-part test for determining when commercial speech can be regulated without violating the Constitution Buckley v. Valeo - Answer-the Supreme Court found that statutory limits on campaign contributions were not violations of the First Amendment freedom of expression but that statutory limits on campaign spending were unconstitutional. The decision also upheld disclosure requirements for contributions and expenditures Citizen's United v. FEC (2010) - Answer-the 2010 Supreme Court case that held that the free speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from limiting independent expenditures on political campaigns by groups such as corporations or labor unions. Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC - Answer-a victory for those who believe that government ought to take steps to ensure that radio and television provide the public with a significant amount of information on public issues so that its members can make rational political decisions Miami Herald v. Tornillo - Answer-a unanimous Supreme Court struck down a Florida law granting a right to reply to political candidates whose personal character or official record had been attacked by newspapers. The state right-of-reply statute permitted the attacked candidate — in this case a candidate for the Florida House of Representatives — to demand that the newspaper print free of charge any reply that the candidate wished to make to the newspaper's editorial criticisms. FCC v. Pacifica Foundation - Answer-the Supreme Court allowed the government to regulate indecent speech over the broadcast medium. U.S. v. Thomas - Answer-U.S. legal case that was one of the first prosecutions involving the distribution of "obscene" material in cyberspace. The case was notable because it extended the concepts of "community" and "community standards" beyond physical location and into the Internet and virtual space. Miller v. California - Answer-Supreme Court upheld the prosecution of a California publisher for the distribution of obscene materials. In doing so, it established the test used to determine whether expressive materials cross the line into unprotected obscenity.