In CASE 11 Sorrell V

question 44

Multiple Choice

In CASE 1.1 Sorrell v.IMS Health Inc.,drug manufacturers challenged as unconstitutional a Vermont statute prohibiting pharmacies from selling prescriber-identifying information for marketing prescription drugs without the consent of prescribers.What was the U.S.Supreme Court ruling in this matter?

• A) Although speech promoting marketing was not protected by the First Amendment,the law was unconstitutional based on the due process clause.
• B) The statute regulated commercial speech,which was evaluated under an "intermediate" standard and the law was,therefore,constitutional.
• C) The statute did not involve constitutional issues and was,therefore,a permissible type of regulation.
• D) The conduct prohibited by the law was protected by the First Amendment and the law was unconstitutional.

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