The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packages and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking.

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Supreme Court won’t hear case on graphic cigarette package warnings

The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packages and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking. The high court declined to hear

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Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to graphic cigarette warning labels

The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packages and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking

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Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to FDA's graphic cigarette warnings, upholding First Amendment.

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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a First Amendment challenge brought by tobacco companies against federally mandated graphic warning labels on cigarette packs, leaving in place a lower court ruling that upheld the regulations. R.J. Reynolds, ITG Brands, Liggett, and other tobacco companies had argued that the Food and Drug Administration‘s requirement to include visually disturbing health warnings violated their constitutional rights…

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Supreme Court sidesteps First Amendment fight over graphic tobacco warnings - Washington Examiner

The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 25 rejected an appeal from tobacco companies that alleged a federal regulatory rule requiring larger warnings on cigarette packages was unjustified and unconstitutional.
The justices did not explain their decision to turn down the appeal from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and other tobacco companies. The move means that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule is poised to take effect.
The FDA in 2019 propo…

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Supreme Court Rejects Tobacco Companies’ Challenge to FDA Warning Labels

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packages and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking. The high court declined to hear the case in a brief written order handed down Monday.  Tobacco company R.J. Reynolds appealed to the high court after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the warnings do not violate the First Amendment.  They include picture…

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a major tobacco company's challenge to a federal law that would mandate graphic images on cigarette packs.

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Supreme Court won't hear Big Tobacco's challenge to cigarette warning labels

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) –     The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide whether federally mandated warnings on cigarette packs that graphically illustrate the health risks of smoking violate the free speech rights of tobacco companies opposed to the labels. The justices turned away an appeal by RJ Reynolds and other tobacco companies of a lower court’s ruling that found that a set of health warnings required by the U.S. Foo…

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US Supreme Court sidesteps fight over warning labels for cigarettes

(CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge from major tobacco companies to the Food and Drug Administration’s requirement that they place graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and in advertisements.

Supreme Court won’t hear case on graphic cigarette package warnings

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