2007-01-16 04:12:25 · 6 answers · asked by Kayla B 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
A dude in Virginia was advertising stuff about abortions in New York. Virginia law said that advertising or encouraging abortions was illegal. So they took the dude to court, and he was convicted.
However, the US Supreme Court overturned the conviction saying that since the information was about stuff going on in New York (were it was legal to advertise), Virginia had no right to infringe on his free speech rights, weighing the amount of constitutional interest in free speech and the public interest in the Virginia law.
Make sense? Hope this helps.
2007-01-16 04:21:05 · answer #1 · answered by theearlybirdy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bigelow V Virginia
2016-10-03 11:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What exactly was the supreme court case of Bigelow v. Virginia about?
2015-08-14 08:42:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The regulation of commercial speech.
1975: Bigelow vs. Virginia: Commercial speech is protected for the first time when a state ban on ads for abortion referrals is overturned. Commercial speech “is not valueless in the marketplace of ideas,” says the court.
2007-01-16 04:16:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a First Amendment (freedom of speech) issue, brought about by newspaper advertising related to abortion services. That's the short version. If you want to read the details here is the site
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/bigelow.html
2007-01-16 04:17:53 · answer #5 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the link
2007-01-16 04:16:07 · answer #6 · answered by Steve H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deuce Bigelow was very upset because one of his "janes," named Virginia, did not pay him for his services.
2007-01-16 04:15:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋