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All Speech Gets Strict Scrutiny

This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”

Subject distribution

  • Constitutional Law1

Example wrong choices

  • 21147_stolen-bible-ads · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice AThe challenge fails because statutes punishing stolen-property trafficking are presumptively valid and courts generally defer to legislative judgments about crime control.

    Why it's attractive

    The choice ignores the First Amendment commercial-speech frame in the call.

    Why it's wrong

    The choice ignores the First Amendment commercial-speech frame in the call.

  • 21147_stolen-bible-ads · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice CThe statute is unconstitutional because the state has not shown that banning stolen-goods advertisements directly and materially advances the interest in reducing trafficking.

    Why it's attractive

    The choice starts at later Central Hudson prongs before the ad clears the lawful-activity gate.

    Why it's wrong

    The choice starts at later Central Hudson prongs before the ad clears the lawful-activity gate.

  • 21147_stolen-bible-ads · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice DThe statute is unconstitutional because speech remains protected even when the proposed sale is illegal, and the government must satisfy strict scrutiny before restricting any communication.

    Why it's attractive

    The choice says illegality does not matter, which contradicts the taught Gold Key.

    Why it's wrong

    The choice says illegality does not matter, which contradicts the taught Gold Key.

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