Commercial speech, excluding attorneys: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Commercial speech, excluding attorneys,” part of the First Amendment area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 27 decisions, newest first

• City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Texas Inc
  142 S. Ct. 1464Decided April 21, 20226–3Sonia Sotomayor
• Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman
  137 S. Ct. 1144Decided March 29, 20178–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Sorrell v. Ims Health Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  564 U.S. 552Decided June 23, 20116–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Mike Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Association
  544 U.S. 550Decided May 23, 20056–3Antonin Scalia
• Tommy G. Thompson v. Western States Medical CenterLaw held unconstitutional
  535 U.S. 357Decided April 29, 20025–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States and Department of Agriculture v. United Foods, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  533 U.S. 405Decided June 25, 20016–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Los Angeles Police Department v. United Reporting Publishing Corporation
  528 U.S. 32Decided December 7, 19997–2William H. Rehnquist
• Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Association, Inc., Etc. v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  527 U.S. 173Decided June 14, 19999–0John Paul Stevens
• Dan Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc.
  521 U.S. 457Decided June 25, 19975–4John Paul Stevens
• 44 Liquormart, Inc. and Peoples Super Liquor Stores, Inc. v. Rhode Island and Rhode Island Liquor Stores AssociationAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  517 U.S. 484Decided May 13, 19969–0John Paul Stevens
• Robert E. Rubin v. Coors Brewing CompanyLaw held unconstitutional
  514 U.S. 476Decided April 19, 19959–0Clarence Thomas
• United States and Federal Communications Commission v. Edge Broadcasting Company T/a Power 94
  509 U.S. 418Decided June 25, 19937–2Byron R. White
• Fred H. Edenfield v. Scott FaneLaw held unconstitutional
  507 U.S. 761Decided April 26, 19938–1Anthony M. Kennedy
• City of Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
  507 U.S. 410Decided March 24, 19936–3John Paul Stevens
• Board of Trustees of the State University of New York v. Fox
  492 U.S. 469Decided June 29, 19896–3Antonin Scalia
• Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Company of Puerto Rico
  478 U.S. 328Decided July 1, 19865–4William H. Rehnquist
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of CaliforniaLaw held unconstitutional
  475 U.S. 1Decided February 25, 19865–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp.Law held unconstitutional
  463 U.S. 60Decided June 24, 19838–0Thurgood Marshall
• Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San DiegoLaw held unconstitutional
  453 U.S. 490Decided July 2, 19816–3Byron R. White
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission of New YorkLaw held unconstitutional
  447 U.S. 557Decided June 20, 19808–1Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Friedman v. Rogers
  440 U.S. 1Decided February 21, 19797–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of WillingboroLaw held unconstitutional
  431 U.S. 85Decided May 2, 19778–0Thurgood Marshall
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Altered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  425 U.S. 748Decided May 24, 19767–1Harry A. Blackmun
• Bigelow v. VirginiaLaw held unconstitutional
  421 U.S. 809Decided June 16, 19757–2Harry A. Blackmun
• Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations
  413 U.S. 376Decided June 21, 19735–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. New York
  336 U.S. 106Decided January 31, 19499–0William O. Douglas
• Donaldson v. Read Magazine, Inc.
  333 U.S. 178Decided March 8, 19487–2Hugo L. Black

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error