Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
1976 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, 425 U.S. 748 (1976), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that a state could not limit pharmacists’ right to provide information about prescription drug prices.[1] This was an important case in determining the application of the First Amendment to commercial speech.
Quick Facts Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Argued November 11, 1975 Decided May 24, 1976 ...
Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council | |
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Argued November 11, 1975 Decided May 24, 1976 | |
Full case name | Virginia State Board of Pharmacy, et al. v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Incorporated, et al. |
Citations | 425 U.S. 748 (more) 96 S. Ct. 1817; 48 L. Ed. 2d 346; 1976 U.S. LEXIS 55; 1976-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 60,930; 1 Media L. Rep. 1930 |
Case history | |
Prior | Va. Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. v. State Bd. of Pharmacy, 373 F. Supp. 683 (E.D. Va. 1974); probable jurisdiction noted, 420 U.S. 971 (1975). |
Holding | |
States cannot limit consumer access to information about prescription drug prices. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Blackmun, joined by Burger, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall, Powell |
Concurrence | Burger |
Concurrence | Stewart |
Dissent | Rehnquist |
Stevens took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
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