Section VII Advertising
What’s the major Supreme Court libel case involving “political” advertising? [a] New York Times v Sullivan
True or False: Patent medicine advertising was already regulated around 1900. Most people thought there was no reason to create the Food and Drug Administration.
A 1942 case involving a submarine in which the Supreme Court said that the First Amendment does not apply to advertising (since overturned) . What was the case?
A 1980 advertising case involving an electric and gas utility in which the Supreme Court set out a four-part intermediate scrutiny test. What was the case?
Sometimes laws against deceptive advertising come in conflict with free speech protections that have been applied to corporations. A good example of this dilemma is a 2003 California case called ______ ?
What are some of the special areas of concern for advertising regulation by the FTC?
Municipal media, like ads on busses or subways, have to be available on a content-neutral basis. A city cant accept ads from one candidate or one point of view and not another point of view. If a city doesn’t want political advertising, it can’t accept any political ads. This was decided in what case?
There is no “right” to advertise in the print media, according to what case?
A landmark 2010 Supreme Court decision held that corporate financing of political advertising is protected speech under the First Amendment. What was the case?
What law regulates trademarks?
What agency regulates advertising fairness?
Is it legal to advertise cigarettes on TV?
Advertising lower liquor prices across state lines is legal, according to what case?
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms tried to stop beer manufacturers from labeling the product’s alcohol content. The regulation failed in what case? Why?