Remembering Melville Nimmer: Some Cautionary Notes on Commercial Speech

Authors

William W. Van Alstyne, Duke Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1996

Keywords

commercial speech, First Amendment, political speech, free speech, freedom of speech, copyright, fair use, Melville Nimmer

Abstract

This examination concerns itself with two main questions: what qualifies as commercial speech and how much protection does commercial speech enjoy under the First Amendment when compared to other forms of speech. The trend of the Court indicates that commercial speech enjoys protections similar to political speech.

Citation

William W. Van Alstyne, Remembering Melville Nimmer: Some Cautionary Notes on Commercial Speech, 43 UCLA Law Review 1635-1657 (1996)