Valentine v. Chrestensen
| Valentine v. Chrestensen | |
|---|---|
| Argued March 31, 1942 Decided April 13, 1942 | |
| Full case name | Valentine, Police Commissioner of the City of New York v. Chrestensen |
| Citations | 316 U.S. 52 (more) 62 S. Ct. 920; 86 L. Ed. 1262; 1942 U.S. LEXIS 725; 1 Media L. Rep. 1907 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Chrestensen v. Valentine, 34 F. Supp. 596 (S.D.N.Y. 1940); affirmed, 122 F.2d 511 (2d Cir. 1941); cert. granted, 314 U.S. 604 (1941). |
| Holding | |
| Commercial speech in public thoroughfares is not constitutionally protected. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Roberts, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
Overruled by | |
| Virginia State Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council (1976) | |
Valentine v. Chrestensen, 316 U.S. 52 (1942), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that commercial speech in public thoroughfares is not constitutionally protected.