A federal appeals court has struck down a Connecticut law that forced an insurance company and auto glass repair business to mention a competitor’s name if the insurer violated a ban on promoting its own repair shops.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit blocked enforcement of a newly-passed Connecticut state law, saying it violated the First Amendment as an impermissible constraint on commercial speech. In Safelite Group v. Jepsen, the Second Circuit reversed a lower court, which dismissed a challenge to Connecticut’s Pubic Act 38a-354.
