| Brandishing the First Amendment Over the past two decades, corporations and other commercial entities have used strategic litigation to win more expansive First Amendment protections for commercial speech--from the regulation of advertising to the role corporate interests play in the political process, most recently debated in the Supreme Court case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Tamara R. Piety, a nationally known critic of commercial and corporate speech, argues that such an expansion of First Amendment speech rights imperils public health, safety, and welfare; the reliability of commercial and consumer information; the stability of financial markets; and the global environment. "The timeliness of the topic and the provision of original positions are sure to make the book a valuable contribution that should draw much attention." Tamara R. Piety is Phyllis Hurley Frey Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa College of Law. |