Bigelow v. Virginia
1975 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bigelow v. Virginia, 421 U.S. 809 (1975),[1] was a United States Supreme Court decision that established First Amendment protection for commercial speech.[2] The ruling is an important precedent on challenges to government regulation of advertising, determining that such publications qualify as speech under the First Amendment.
Quick Facts Bigelow v. Virginia, Argued December 18, 1974 Decided June 16, 1975 ...
Bigelow v. Virginia | |
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Argued December 18, 1974 Decided June 16, 1975 | |
Full case name | Bigelow v. Commonwealth of Virginia |
Citations | 421 U.S. 809 (more) 95 S. Ct. 2222; 44 L. Ed. 2d 600; 1975 U.S. LEXIS 73; 1 Media L. Rep. 1919 |
Case history | |
Prior | Conviction upheld by Virginia Supreme Court, 213 Va. 191, 191 S.E. 2d 173 (1972). |
Holding | |
The First Amendment prevents states from prohibiting advertisements of clearly legal products or conduct. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Blackmun, joined by Burger, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, Powell |
Dissent | Rehnquist, joined by White |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const., Amends. I and XIV |
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