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R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY et al v. UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION et al
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March 05, 2012
US To Appeal Ruling Nixing FDA's Cigarette Warning Labels
The Obama administration will appeal a ruling that found that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new graphic warning images on cigarette packets violate the First Amendment by compelling speech, according to a court filing Monday.
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February 29, 2012
FDA's Graphic-Image Tobacco Labels Found Unconstitutional
A Washington federal judge ruled Wednesday that a requirement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for tobacco companies to include new graphic warning images on cigarette packages would violate the First Amendment by compelling speech.
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February 01, 2012
R.J. Reynolds Seeks Permanent Ban On Graphic FDA Labels
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and other tobacco companies asked a Washington federal court Wednesday to make permanent an injunction it granted halting the rollout of graphic warning labels on cigarette packages, with an impending appeal to the D.C. Circuit in mind.
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December 12, 2011
Big Tobacco Wants Quicker Appeal In Graphic Label Suit
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and other cigarette makers on Monday pushed a federal judge to make a quick ruling in their lawsuit to block graphic warning labels on cigarette packages, saying that a ruling on the merits could speed the case toward the U.S. Supreme Court.
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November 29, 2011
US Challenges Decision Barring Graphic Cigarette Labels
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday appealed a federal judge's ruling blocking graphic warnings on cigarette packages on the basis that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and others were likely to win a First Amendment challenge to the labels.
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November 09, 2011
6 Sens. Call For Quick FDA Cigarette Label Appeal
Six U.S. senators asked the federal government Wednesday to immediately appeal a Washington federal court's injunction against the rollout of new U.S. Food and Drug Administration cigarette label health warnings, saying the injunction will hurt the cause of public health.
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September 21, 2011
Tobacco Cos. Say 1st Amendment Bars New FDA Labels
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Lorillard Inc. and other tobacco manufacturers on Wednesday asked a Washington federal judge to put a halt to the rollout of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new cigarette warnings, which they claim will violate the First Amendment.
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September 20, 2011
Health Groups Stick Up For Graphic Cigarette Labels
Several public health groups on Friday defended new cigarette warnings the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring by 2012, hoping to sink a lawsuit in which tobacco giants argue the graphic labels violate their First Amendment rights.