India Supreme Court reinstates law regulating promotion of tobacco products
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling that blocked enforcement of a 2003 law regulating the promotion of tobacco products. The 2003 law requires shops that sell tobacco...
Federal agency rules for transgender women in employment discrimination case
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has ruled in favor of a transgender woman who endured physical and verbal harassment during her employment as a federal contractor in Maryland. The woman, who has not been publicly...
Mandating Sweat-Free Garment Labels: Feasible Under the First Amendment
Ruthann Robson, CUNY School of Law
Federal appeal court upholds ban on selling handguns to minors
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday upheld a law prohibiting federally licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to anyone under the age of 21. The National Rifle Association (NRA) [advocacy...
Supreme Court takes case on suing foreign companies, denies tobacco advertising case
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in one new case on Monday. In DaimlerChrysler AG v. Bauman the court will consider "whether it violates due process for a court to...
Attorney General Eric Holder spoke before Congress on Wednesday urging them to pass gun control legislation. In a hearing before the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary , Holder requested that Congress consider universal...
Federal appeals court rejects rehearing request on graphic cigarette label requirement
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday denied a request for a rehearing on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations that require tobacco companies to display graphic images on...
Federal judge orders Philip Morris to admit to deceiving public
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday ordered cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris, Inc. to issue public corrective statements after decades of concealing the health risks and...
Protocol to combat illegal tobacco trade unanimously adopted
A new protocol to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) intended to combat the illegal trade of tobacco products was unanimously approved on Monday. The protocol was approved by 176 countries during...
JURIST Guest Columnist Simon Lester of the Cato Institute argues that a greater focus on protectionism will expand trade liberalization and help to balance international trade rules...Come December, all cigarettes sold in Australia will be in "plain packages" — stripped...
