In Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union, concerning a magazine article critical of Bose speakers, the Supreme Court held that:

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The Supreme Court held that the First Amendment allows criticism of business as long as there is no actual malice. This means that Consumer Reports was allowed to criticize Bose, as long as they did not act with knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for the truth, which defines "actual malice". Therefore, choice C is the correct answer. Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because they are not consistent with the holding of the Supreme Court.