In CASE 11 Sorrell V

Multiple Choice

In CASE 1.1 Sorrell v.IMS Health Inc.,drug manufacturers challenged as unconstitutional a Vermont statute prohibiting pharmacies from selling prescriber-identifying information for marketing prescription drugs without the consent of prescribers.What was the U.S.Supreme Court ruling in this matter?

A) Although speech promoting marketing was not protected by the First Amendment,the law was unconstitutional based on the due process clause.
B) The statute regulated commercial speech,which was evaluated under an "intermediate" standard and the law was,therefore,constitutional.
C) The statute did not involve constitutional issues and was,therefore,a permissible type of regulation.
D) The conduct prohibited by the law was protected by the First Amendment and the law was unconstitutional.