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Government Tries to Regulate Drug Prices by Violating the First Amendment

  By Ilya Shapiro and Dennis Garcia, courtesy of the Cato Institute   Pharmaceutical companies rely on direct-to-consumer advertisements to reach potential customers and extol the benefits of their medications. This type of “commercial speech” enjoys protection under the First Amendment, though not to the same degree as other forms of expression. Merck v. HHS tests the limits […]