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Question 6

2024 Bar · Political Law · 1 sub-question

6. The Congress passed a law prohibiting the “transmission of commercial electronic communications with the use of a computer system which seeks to advertise, sell, or offer products and services without prior consent of the recipient.” The digital marketplace Buy and Ship Online (BSO) questioned the constitutionality of the law for being a class legislation because it specifically targets online businesses. The BSO added that the measure must be tested using the “strict scrutiny test” because it interferes with the exercise of fundamental rights since commercial advertisements are forms of free speech and expression. In contrast, the Office of the Solicitor General invoked the “rational basis test” and argued that the State has a legitimate interest to protect the public from unsolicited advertisements. Considering the levels of judicial scrutiny, what is the proper test to determine the constitutionality of the subject law? Explain.

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