The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday sought dismissal of a suit by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee against Attorney General Eric Holder for failure to produce subpoenaed...
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday proposed legislation that would ban tobacco advertisements and public smoking and raise taxes on tobacco products. On his video blog Medvedev acknowledged that...
The High Court of Australia on Friday published its reasons for dismissing a lawsuit brought by several large international tobacco companies challenging the labeling requirements of the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 (TPP Act) ....
Federal judge rules South Dakota prison tobacco ban infringes on religious rights
A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Dakota on Wednesday ruled that South Dakota's ban on the use of tobacco in prisons infringes on the religious rights of Native American...
A Norwegian court on Friday upheld a the country's display ban on tobacco products. The law prevents stores from displaying tobacco products or their logos anywhere in a store, requiring the products to be stored in...
JURIST Guest Columnist Matthew Cavedon, Emory University School of Law Class of 2015, compares the Department of Health and Human Services's contraception mandate to the Food and Drug Administration's attempt to regulate tobacco...As 24 lawsuits filed against the Department of...
Federal appeals court rejects graphic cigarette label requirement
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that tobacco companies do not need to print graphic warnings of the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages. In a 2-1 decision,...
New Hampshire Supreme Court revokes class action status in cigarette lawsuit
The Supreme Court of New Hampshire on Tuesday revoked class action status in a lawsuit challenging the labeling of "light" cigarettes. The plaintiff, Karen Lawrence, filed the lawsuit in 2002 alleging that Philip Morris, Inc....
The High Court of Australia on Wednesday upheld a law that requires cigarette packages to display graphic images warning of the dangers of smoking and bans brand logos. The plaintiffs in the case were...
A US House of Representatives committee filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to compel Attorney General Eric Holder to produce subpoenaed documents relating to a failed arms-tracking operation. The House Oversight and Government...
