This chapter introduces you to the many constitutional principles that govern business activities. One such principle is that of free speech and the extent to which it applies to commercial speech....

This chapter introduces you to the many constitutional principles that govern business activities. One such principle is that of free speech and the extent to which it applies to commercial speech. For example, should advertisements for pharmaceuticals be subject to Federal Drug Administration regulations and limitations? Read the summary from a Supreme Court decision about the advertising of pharmaceuticals from the pharmaceutical industry, found at www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/1462. Can you determine from the summary if the Central Hudson test was applied to the case? If so, how?