Prior to the mid-1970s, the Supreme Court regarded the regulation of __________ __ as simply an aspect of economic regulation, entitled to no special First Amendment protection.

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Prior to the mid-1970s, the Supreme Court did not consider commercial speech as a separate category and treated it as a part of economic regulation. It was only in the case of Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council (1976) that the Court recognized commercial speech as deserving of First Amendment protection.

Prior to the Mid-1970s, the Supreme Court Regarded the Regulation