Legal Opinion Letters

February 14, 2003

Legal Opinion Letters

High Court Cases May Shape First Amendment’s Application To Federal Securities Laws

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Larry E. Ribstein, Richard W. and Marie L. Corman Professor of Law at the University of Illinois College of Law, describes the impact an upcoming Supreme Court free speech case could have on businesses’ ability to communicate with shareholders and investment markets.

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