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Eighth Circuit Serves Another Round of First Amendment Protection for Alcohol Advertising

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Food and beverage advertising, like other forms of speech, is usually entitled to First Amendment protection – even if it may not always enjoy the same caliber of protection as, for example, journalism or political speech. ...more

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Beer Businesses Strike State Law Showing it Unconstitutionally Interferes with Their Commercial Free Speech Rights

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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a District Court’s decision to strike down a state law that placed severe restrictions on alcohol advertising. For example, under the law, Joe’s Bar could run the ad, “Drink...more

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5 Key Takeaways: Advertising and Technology: Reaching Consumers in a Digital World

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Barry M. Benjamin, partner in the New York office and chair of Kilpatrick Townsend’s Advertising and Marketing group, was honored to present at a recent Practicing Law Institute Bridge the Gap program discussing legal issues...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Ninth Circuit Opens the Door to Relaxing Decades-Old Law Restricting Supplier-Paid Advertising in Retail Establishments

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In a decision released on January 7, 2016, Retail Digital Network LLC v. Jacob Appelsmith, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned 29-year-old precedent set in Actmedia Inc. v. Stroh, which held that those...more

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Another Successful First Amendment Challenge to the Prohibition of Off-Label Promotion for FDA-Approved Drugs

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The Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment prevailed in the latest challenge to the FDA's prohibition against marketing FDA-approved drugs for off-label (or non-FDA-approved) uses. Applying the Second Circuit’s...more

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