Junk Faxes Not Protected Speech

The Advocate reports that US Middle District Judge John Brady issued a decision on Thursday refusing to dismiss 14 class-action lawsuits filed against 13 companies accused of sending unsolicited fax advertisements.

"The First Amendment does not protect all forms of speech from government restrictions," Brady wrote. "There is a distinction between noncommercial speech and commercial speech whereby the latter has only limited protection under the First Amendment."

Philip Bohrer, a Baton Rouge attorney who filed most of the lawsuits said, "We're obviously pleased that the court has found these statutes constitutional and designed for that purpose."

Posted by AJR at August 6, 2004 10:06 AM