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Practice question: Content-based and Content-neutral Regulations

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An agency identifies an important message-independent goal but lacks the legal power to regulate the activity. Explain why the content-neutral framework does not let the goal alone supply that missing authority.

Legal references

  • Diocese of Bacolod v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 205728, January 21, 2015, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/jan2015/gr_205728_2015.html

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