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Borgner v. Florida Board of Dentistry (2002)

Note REVIEW DENIED. Justice Thomas, joined by Justice Ginsberg, issued an opinion dissenting from the Court’s denial of cert.
 
IssueCommercial speech, dentists, advertising, disclaimers/ issue: whether the disclosure provision of Florida Statutes, which requires Florida-licensed dentists to include disclaimers when advertising specialty areas not recognized by the state and when advertising credentials from non-state approved credentialing organizations, places an unconstitutional ban on commercial speech.
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