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A quick definition of commercial speech:

Commercial speech is any speech that promotes buying or selling something. It is not protected as strongly under the First Amendment as other types of speech. The government can regulate commercial speech if it meets certain criteria, such as being truthful and not misleading. The government must also have a good reason for regulating the speech, and the regulation cannot be more than what is necessary to achieve that reason. Sometimes, the government can even require businesses to say certain things in their advertisements if it helps prevent consumers from being tricked.

A more thorough explanation:

Commercial speech is a type of speech that promotes some kind of business or commerce. It is not as protected under the First Amendment as other types of speech. The government can regulate commercial speech if it meets certain criteria.

  1. The speech must concern lawful activity and not be misleading.
  2. The government must have a substantial interest in regulating the speech.
  3. The regulation must directly advance the government's interest.
  4. The regulation must not be more extensive than necessary to serve the government's interest.

In Linmark Associates v. Township of Willingboro, a township tried to prevent residents from placing "For Sale" or "Sold" signs on their lawns. The court ruled that preventing the flow of truthful information was more extensive than necessary to serve the township's interest of preventing further neighborhood members from leaving. Therefore, the township could not regulate this type of commercial speech.

Another example is Zauderer v. Office of Disc. Counsel, where the Supreme Court held that a state can require an advertiser to disclose certain information as long as it is reasonably related to the state's interest in preventing deception of consumers. This means that the state can compel commercial speech in certain situations.

These examples illustrate how the government can regulate or compel commercial speech if it meets certain criteria. The government's interest must be substantial, and the regulation must not be more extensive than necessary to serve that interest.

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thats when everyone reported on lsd
was probs a day after update
i just cant imagine theyd release on election day
their offices probs closed
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
16:39
yeah i feel like that would definitley not be a move
why would the office be closed just bc its election day?
letsseehowitgoesnow
16:40
i dont think theyll be closed but idk if theyll release waves
university offices always closed
letsseehowitgoesnow
16:41
really?
federal holiday isnt the right word but its a civic duty to vote i have off work and everything
well, emails can be scheduled to be sent on a day when no one is in office still
i mean i hope so! i just doubt they'd put in that much effort
16:45
gulc sent out first wave at like 5:15 ET
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
16:45
these schools need to stick to 5pm ET
JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:49
Just paid five dollars for water i need some good news to console me
Dkk
17:09
Idk if its cus I got passed over last year but I have like 0 desire to pray for these schools to get A's out. Honestly, I would rather just every school release all at once in January or something.
i wish all schools did what harvard does and have set dates
even for things like II
JumpySubsequentDolphin
17:15
yeah in all seriousness Harvard seems to have one of the less predatory admissions practices
17:34
i have to remind myself that there are 2 more hours that berk could put out decisions
Tbh I could see all the schools expected to do shit rn to push it to mid November bc all of the applications now
17:35
do i dare call and ask
Dkk
17:43
They aren't gunna release any Berk decisions cus people keep saying Jerk my Berk here.
17:44
oh
berkmate????/
Dkk
17:46
Lmfao
Dkk
17:47
What a world we live in ^
17:57
wait so are they probably not giving decision tmr
CuriousPanda2362
17:58
Dkk, my friend, this is a platform for talking about law school admissions lol
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