⚖️ Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council

Monday, May 24, 1976 All day

Commercial speech enjoys limited First Amendment protection. Decided May 24, 1976 (argued November 11, 1975). Opinion of the Court: Harry Blackmun → go there Dissenting: Rehnquist. Applied: the First Amendment → go there Topic: Freedom of speech and of the press. Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, 425 U.S. 748 (1976), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that a state could not limit pharmacists' right to provide information about prescription drug prices. This was an important case in determining the application of the First Amendment to commercial speech. Wiki link

⚖️ Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council