Estate of Michael John Phillips v. the State of Texas

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• holding that the solicitation of financial support falls within the protection of the First Amendment
• holding that charitable appeals for funds in conjunction with other First Amendment activities are protected
• holding that charitable appeals for funds in conjunction with other First Amendment activities are protected
• holding that fund-raising organization had standing under over-breadth doctrine to challenge restrictions on fundraising activity even if restriction did not apply to plaintiff
• recognizing that solicitation of funds is often “intertwined with informative and perhaps persuasive speech seeking support for particular causes or for particular views on economic, political, or social issues ... ”
• holding that activities “not primarily concerned with providing information about the characteristics and costs of goods and services” are not commercial speech

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