Virginia Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
GPTKB entity
Properties (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:citedBy |
425 U.S. 748
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
1976-04-21 |
| gptkbp:field |
administrative law
consumer protection law First_Amendment_law |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
1975-12-10
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
1970s America
commercial speech doctrine rise of consumer advocacy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Virginia Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
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| gptkbp:impact |
First_Amendment_rights
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_William_Rehnquist
state regulations regulatory authority Justice Harry Blackmun pharmaceutical advertising |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
commercial speech increased public access to pharmaceutical information clarification of commercial speech protections enhanced advertising rights for pharmacists greater transparency in advertising practices impact on state pharmacy boards increased scrutiny of state regulations influence on future cases regarding free speech protection of consumer information reassessment of state authority over advertising shift in regulatory practices |
| gptkbp:outcome |
ruled in favor of the consumers
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| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:Virginia_Board_of_Pharmacy
gptkb:Virginia_Citizens_Consumer_Council |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
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| gptkbp:precedent |
subsequent commercial speech cases
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Bates_v._State_Bar_of_Arizona
gptkb:Central_Hudson_Gas_&_Electric_Corp._v._Public_Service_Commission gptkb:Thompson_v._Western_States_Medical_Center |
| gptkbp:significance |
expanded definition of commercial speech
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