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Product Health Claims And The First Amendment: Scientific Expression And The Twilight Zone Of Commercial Speech, Martin H. Redish
Product Health Claims And The First Amendment: Scientific Expression And The Twilight Zone Of Commercial Speech, Martin H. Redish
Vanderbilt Law Review
Imagine, for a moment, that Congress has enacted the "False and Misleading Medical and Scientific Reporting Act of 1990." The law is premised on a fear that scientific quackery may cause significant societal harm by confusing the public and inducing its members to seek out costly, worthless, and possibly harmful medical cures or supposed scientific advances. The Act establishes a special commission of scientific and medical experts to rule on the accuracy of any proposed scientific or medical theory that conceivably could cause public harm or confusion. Such scientific or medical assertions must be substantiated to the commission's satisfaction, or …
The Supreme Court And The First Amendment: The 1989-90 Term, Elliot M. Mincberg
The Supreme Court And The First Amendment: The 1989-90 Term, Elliot M. Mincberg
NYLS Journal of Human Rights
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The Video Revolution And The First Amendment: Democratization Of Media Production And Public Access To The Future "Electronic Public Forum", Steven Siegel
NYLS Journal of Human Rights
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Organizational Standing In Environmental Litigation, Jeanne A. Compitello
Organizational Standing In Environmental Litigation, Jeanne A. Compitello
Touro Law Review
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Regulating Violent Pornography, Deana Pollard
Regulating Violent Pornography, Deana Pollard
Vanderbilt Law Review
In recent years the regulation of pornography has received much attention. Traditionally, conservatives have scorned pornography of all types on the basis that pornography is immoral. More recently, some feminists have attacked pornography from a civil rights perspective,claiming that pornography is the sexually explicit subordination of women that leads to discrimination against women in all aspects of life. Nonetheless, the first amendment currently protects all forms of pornography from regulation unless the material is deemed "obscene.
"Researchers, however, have shown that certain types of pornography, such as violent, sexually explicit materials, specifically harm women. The proven relationship between violent pornography …