GALLO CATTLE COMPANY v. KAWAMURA
In determining whether statutory assessment upon commodities producer for the purpose of stimulating sales of product through generic advertising violates state constitution's guarantee of free speech, court employs same analysis employed by U.S. Supreme Court under First Amendment--when the advertising content is overseen and subject to the control of a politically accountable official, it is government speech, and the assessment is constitutional. Purported unwillingness of consumers to purchase plaintiff's product unless certified as "Real California Cheese," which requires payment of statutory assessment, does not convert assessment into unconstitutionally compelled speech.
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