JURIST Guest Columnists Micah Berman of New England Law | Boston, Kathleen Dachille of the University of Maryland School of Law, and Julie Ralston Aoki of William Mitchell College of Law say that the opinion in Sorrell v. IMS Health...
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A group of four tobacco companies sued the US government Tuesday claiming that new cigarette labeling regulations violate their First Amendment rights. The suit, filed against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
Federal appeals court hears arguments on tobacco advertising
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Discount Tobacco City & Lottery v. USA on cross-appeals from a tobacco advertising decision in January 2010. The...
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over constitutional right to sell cigarettes
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday dismissed a lawsuit over the constitutional right to sell cigarettes. The lawsuit was brought by Safeway, Inc. , a...
Two tobacco companies filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to enjoin a recent opinion by...
Tobacco companies join lawsuit against NYC statute requiring anti-smoking signs
Three tobacco companies on Thursday joined a lawsuit challenging a New York City Department of Health regulation requiring stores to display graphic anti-tobacco ads where tobacco products are sold. Altria Group, Lorillard, and...
A judge in the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on Tuesday upheld the majority of restrictions on cigarette advertising imposed by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ....
US President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law the Family Smoking and Tobacco Prevention Act , which grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certain authority to regulate tobacco products. In remarks...
The US House of Representatives on Friday approved the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act , which attempts to safeguard the public by granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certain authority...
Obama issues preemption directive limiting Bush regulatory overrides of states
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday directed heads of executive departments and agencies that a sufficient legal basis is required to preempt state laws and that any legitimate state prerogatives should be fully considered, marking a...