Thompson v. Western States Medical Center
GPTKB entity
Properties (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
expanded commercial speech rights
struck down restrictions on advertising |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
constitutional law
01-344 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
535 U.S. 357
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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| gptkbp:date |
2002-06-28
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:filedIn |
March 19, 2002
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| gptkbp:firstClaim |
advertising for medical services
advertising for prescription drugs |
| gptkbp:homeGround |
arguments regarding commercial interests
arguments regarding consumer protection arguments regarding ethical advertising practices arguments regarding free market principles arguments regarding government regulation arguments regarding public health arguments regarding the role of the judiciary concerns over misleading advertising conflict between state and federal regulations economic implications for pharmaceutical companies impact on patient information legal arguments presented by both sides legal precedents cited during the case public interest in healthcare advertising regulatory challenges to advertising role_of_the_FDA_in_advertising_regulations |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Thompson v. Western States Medical Center
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| gptkbp:impact |
advertising practices
healthcare industry affecting advertising regulations |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
commercial speech doctrine
First_Amendment_jurisprudence |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Western_States_Medical_Center
Thompson |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_court_system
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Medical_Association
gptkb:Pharmaceutical_Research_and_Manufacturers_of_America March 19, 2002 regulation of medical advertising First_Amendment_rights First_Amendment_protections_for_commercial_speech |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Food,_Drug,_and_Cosmetic_Act
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
influenced future advertising regulations
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| gptkbp:outcome |
ruled_in_favor_of_Western_States_Medical_Center
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'Connor
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| gptkbp:precedent |
commercial speech cases
commercial_speech_is_protected_under_the_First_Amendment |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Sorrell_v._IMS_Health_Inc.
freedom of speech |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
pharmaceutical advertising
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| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
5-4
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