{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 248: Commercial speech and the First Amendment","description":"Imagine the government forcing you to label your all-natural milk product as \u201cimitation.\u201d&amp;nbsp; Florida tried to make one dairy farm do just that, sparking a First Amendment question: Where\u2019s the line between a business\u2019s right to speak and protecting consumers from deception? In this episode, we explore how far free speech protections go for commercial speech with:   Justin Pearson, managing attorney (Institute for Justice)   Bob Corn-Revere, chief counsel (FIRE)   Eugene Volokh, Thomas M. Siebel senior fellow (Hoover Institution, Stanford)   Timestamps:&amp;nbsp; 00:00 Intro 05:03 What exactly is commercial speech? 08:25 The evolution of commercial speech law 13:59 Early regulation of commercial speech 23:03 What is false or misleading commercial speech? 26:04 Controversial regulations of non-misleading commercial speech 37:35 Future of commercial speech regulations Read the transcript:  https:\/\/www.thefire.org\/research-learn\/so-speak-podcast-transcript-state-commercial-speech Coming up: Live episode of So To Speak&amp;nbsp; On Monday, August 11th at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, Nico will be speaking with former Treasury Secretary\/Harvard University president, Larry Summers, and FIRE President\/CEO,  Greg Lukianoff. They will discuss the Trump administration's campaign against elite universities, including Harvard, what outcomes we can expect from that campaign, and what those outcomes might mean for free speech, academic freedom, and university independence. Register for the livestream here:  https:\/\/thefire-org.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/5817544039734\/WN_AISudjopTvu2Yzk2pXkDYg. Enjoy listening to the podcast? Donate to FIRE today and get exclusive content like member webinars, special episodes, and more. If you became a FIRE Member through a donation to FIRE at thefire.org and would like access to Substack\u2019s paid subscriber podcast feed, please email sotospeak@thefire.org. Show notes:    Commercial speech: Should it still receive unique constitutional treatment? FIRE (2025)   \u201cIn 1995, Pepsi offered a $33 million fighter jet for 7 million Pepsi Points. They thought it was a joke. But this 21-year-old took them seriously, found a loophole, and demanded the fighter jet for his 7 million Pepsi Points.\u201d So to Speak repost via X   ","author_name":"So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sotospeakpodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37703655\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/f04f63\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/191616930"}