· 6/15/1838
State v. Burlingham
Citations
- 15 Me. 104
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that courts will accord deference to the construction of a statute by the agency charged with the statute's administration so long as the construction is reasonable and does not contradict the statute
- noting that “[a]n agency may adopt only such rules as are authorized by and consistent with its statu- tory authority”
- stating that \[c]ommercial speech is generally afforded less constitutional protection than other forms of constitutionally guaranteed expression\
- explaining that agency rules must be authorized by and consistent with statutory authority
- “Commercial speech is generally afforded less constitutional protection than other forms of constitutionally guaranteed expression.” (citing Central Hudson, 447 U.S. at 563)
- “Commercial speech is generally afforded less constitutional protection than other forms of constitutionally guaranteed expression.” (citing Central Hudson, 447 U.S. at 563, 100 S.Ct. 2343)
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