The U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated the doctrine that commercial speech is wholly outside the protection of the First Amendment and now allows very narrow, limited protection of commercial speech.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has recognized that commercial speech is entitled to protection under the First Amendment, though it is less protected than non-commercial speech. The Court has developed a four-part test to determine the constitutionality of laws that restrict commercial speech, indicating that such speech is not wholly outside the protection of the First Amendment, nor is the protection very narrow and limited.

The US Supreme Court Has Eliminated the Doctrine That Commercial Speech