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Constitutional Law

May 4, 2002

Nike's Sweatshop Defense Isn't Protected

SAN FRANCISCO - Nike's aggressive public defense of its treatment of Asian workers is not protected free speech, but is regulated commercial speech subject to suits for false advertising or fraud, a divided California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Nike's aggressive public defense of its treatment of Asian workers is not protected free speech, but is regulated commercial speech subject to suits for false advertising or fraud, a divided California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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