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The First Amendment and Mandatory Commercial Disclosures   (White Paper)

MCLA Constitutional Law Series

This white paper explores the First Amendment implications of mandatory product disclosures and transparency initiatives, when such disclosures compel manufacturers to disparage their own products, or to in-effect take sides in controversial public policy debates they might otherwise avoid. Such mandates raise important free speech concerns under the First Amendment, and as a result courts should apply strict scrutiny when reviewing them.


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White Paper  (August 16, 2019)