ABSTRACT
Under the free speech laws of both the United States and England, there are two areas in which expression has been permissibly restricted-in cases of defamation (libel/slander) and in commercial situations where information may be false or misleading to customers. Although the contexts in which these restrictions apply are quite different, both of these free speech limitations are based upon a common principle: that there are certain instances when the expression of inaccurate information is so damaging to individuals or society that public communication of such information should be illegal.
