Commercial Speech Discussion

Case Facts:

The State of Zena’s recently passed legislation banning outdoor advertising for “day after birth control contraceptive” during the months of May – September. This legislation was based several studies which led the State of Zena to conclude that the attempted use day after birth control contraceptives was leading to an increase in teenage pregnancies, which negatively impacted the State’s population and budget.

State Medicaid expenses for teenage pregnancies were rising. From 201- 2015 pregnancies in the 15 – 20-year-old population, resulting in births January -April had risen 25%.  Costs of Medicaid prenatal care had increased from 2010 – 2015 as had the Medicaid expenditures for infant care. Ultimately, costs of Public assistance expenditures had increased during this time.

During this same time studies showed negative growth in employment in the 15 – 20 age group, declining 25% in the past ten years. Female job seekers of the 20 – 30-year-old population had declined 10 % and the number of part-time summer jobs had shrunk from 2010- 2015.

Another study showed the use of day after birth control contraceptives has increased in our teenage population; however, their use has been improper – often accessing the contraceptive after its effective timing. 

An independent study had been tracking high school, GED, Junior college and State college enrollment and graduation figures. Entrance and graduation rates for you females had declined across all education categories.

Teen Pregnancy Advocates desire to challenge this legislation.  You are to prepare an IRAC to consider the strength of such a challenge based on the facts provided.

Write an Analysis statement following these guidelines:

Constitutional Analysis Statements

Preceding the ANALYSIS label present your summary of the case facts

The Analysis must present legal rule and case facts in an alternating pattern starting with the General Rule. It brings in prior case law (obtained from text or Canvas Supplemental Materials) to support the understanding of the application of the rule to the facts. In doing so something must be told of the referenced prior case law to help the reader understand its relevance.

The analysis is not argumentative in tone and does not state a conclusion. It tells a complete story without leaving out rules merely because they might be unfavorable to your position.

Conclusion Statement. 

Following your analysis statement properly label your conclusion and here in a single sentence answer the appropriately raised  question of the issue statement providing a because of why statement.

Commercial Speech Discussion Answer

Start with a fact patter here that is not argumentative or judgmental. Then present the question which could be your issue statement.  Teen Pregnancy Advocates wants to challenge the regulation recently passed by the State of Zena which bans the outdoor advertising for “day after birth control contraceptive” during certain months of the year as being a violation of the 1st and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution guarantee of Free Speech.