In Sorrell v.IMS Health Inc.,the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment permitted government to limit the flow of commercial information to a specific audience.

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In Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc., the Supreme Court held that Vermont's law restricting the sale, disclosure, and use of prescriber-identifiable data was a violation of the First Amendment's free speech clause as it restricted the flow of commercial information. The Court stated that such restrictions cannot be justified based solely on the identity of the speaker and the content of the message, and that the government's interest in protecting public health and reducing healthcare costs was not a sufficient justification for the restriction. Thus, the First Amendment does not permit the government to limit the flow of commercial information to a specific audience without a sufficient justification.

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