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Michael Jordan’s lawsuit over ad in Sports Illustrated suffers setback

Former basketball player Michael Jordan lost a round in court that may doom his lawsuit against a Chicago company who ran a congratulatory ad in Sports Illustrated when Jordan was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

A federal judge ruled that the ad was “noncommercial speech” and protected under the First Amendment. -db

From the Chicago Tribune, February 15, 2012, by Steve Schmadeke.

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