What Is Meant by Mandamus

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Short Answer

What is meant by mandamus?

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Definitions:

Commercial Speech

A type of speech that involves the marketing of services or products. It is protected under the First Amendment but subject to more regulations than private speech.

Central Hudson

Refers to the Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission, a 1980 United States Supreme Court decision that established a test for determining when government restrictions on commercial speech violate the First Amendment.

First Amendment

A provision in the United States Constitution that prohibits the government from interfering with freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and the press.

Central Hudson

Refers to a legal test used in the United States to determine when the government can legitimately regulate commercial speech.