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Matal v. Tam

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Samuel Anthony Alito Jr.

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Anthony M. Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
Even under looser commercial-speech test, Disparagement clause violates First Amendment Free Speech Clause because it is not narrowly drawn to serve substantial governmental interest.



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