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cm2012today at 12:01 AM3 repliesview on HN

The US Supreme Court made it illegal for states to ban gambling ads, as a first amendment issue. I think it was a bad decision.


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fc417fc802today at 12:24 AM

I wonder if they would overturn that if sufficient evidence of harm were demonstrated. They've been remarkably consistent about permitting violations of constitutional rights where the government can unambiguously demonstrate a pressing need.

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3eb7988a1663today at 3:17 AM

Then why was it possible to ban cigarette commercials on TV? Or is it just that they cannot ban the ads in general? You have no right to the airwaves, so television access is easy to restrict.

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shimmantoday at 12:40 AM

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