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Still Waiting For Sixth Circuit To Rule On Free Speech Challenge To FDA’s New Tobacco Warnings As A District Court Judge In D.C. Rules That The Warnings Are Unconstitutional

Last summer, we brought you highlights from oral arguments at the Sixth Circuit in the free speech challenge to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Public Law 111-31, which gives the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco advertising and marketing.  See Discount Tobacco City & Lottery v. United States (6th … Continue Reading

Video Blog: The Big Fight Over Big Tobacco In The Sixth Circuit

I was recently interviewed on the Voice of Russia international radio network to discuss the free speech challenge to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Public Law 111-31, that is currently before the Sixth Circuit.  As I reported last month, the Sixth Circuit recently heard oral argument on the constitutionality of the Act, which gives … Continue Reading
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