How has the U.S.Supreme Court intervened in the rights of advertisers under the First Amendment?
A) It has supported the ban against professional advertising.
B) It has established strict control over packaged-goods advertising.
C) It has banned all cigarette advertisements from broadcast media.
D) It has offered significant protection for truthful commercial speech.
E) It has made social responsibility mandatory for publicly traded firms.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has offered significant protection for truthful commercial speech under the First Amendment. In cases like Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. and Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission, the Court established that commercial speech is entitled to some protection and invalidated laws that restricted the right of advertisers to make truthful claims about their products or services. However, the Court also allows for some regulation of commercial speech if it serves a significant government interest and the regulation is not more extensive than necessary to serve that interest.

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