First Amendment Watch

The California Daily Journal (no link available, which there should be because "print is dead") reports that the United States Supreme Court has agreed to accept the appeal in Nike v. Krasky. In case, you have forgotten, Nike is the case where the California Supreme Court held that activists could sue Nike under California's unfair competition statute - Business and Professions Code section 17200, if you care - for false statements concerning labor and social policy. The Cal Supremes held that Nike's speech was "commercial speech" which was not entitled to protection because of Nike's profit motive, which they felt would insulate Nike from self censorship. Here's my post from June 2002 if you want more detail. My magic 8-ball says that the Cal Supremes get reversed.