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American Beverage Assn., et al v. City & County of San Francisco
Case Number:
16-16072
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Nature of Suit:
Companies
- American Heart Association
- American Thoracic Society
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Consumer Brands Association
- National Association of Manufacturers
- Pacific Legal Foundation
- Public Citizen Inc.
- Public Health Law Center
- Retail Industry Leaders Association Inc.
- Truth Initiative
- Washington Legal Foundation
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January 31, 2019
Soft Drink Cos. Score En Banc Win Against SF Soda Warnings
The full Ninth Circuit on Thursday struck down a San Francisco ordinance mandating health warnings on ads for sugary drinks, finding that the city's law violated the First Amendment by chilling the beverage industry's right to free speech.
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January 29, 2018
9th Circ. To Rethink Block Of San Francisco Soda Law
The Ninth Circuit on Monday agreed to rethink its decision to block a San Francisco ordinance requiring a health warning for sugary drinks, which it had barred on the grounds that it likely violated the First Amendment by requiring a large black box dominating drink ads.
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April 17, 2017
Beverage Industry Fights SF Soda Warnings At 9th Circ.
The American Beverage Association urged a Ninth Circuit panel Monday to block San Francisco's new ordinance requiring a health warning on sugary drinks, arguing that the warning violates corporate free-speech rights and misleadingly singles out sugary drinks for causing obesity.
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September 15, 2016
SF Tells 9th Circ. Soda Ad Rule Is Useful Public Service
The city of San Francisco shot back at retail and beverage groups trying to scrap its mandated health warning for sugary drinks, telling the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday there’s no debate about whether sodas and other high-sugar beverages have negative health effects.
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August 05, 2016
Chamber Tells 9th Circ. Soda Ad Rules Unconstitutional
The U.S Chamber of Commerce told the Ninth Circuit on Thursday that San Francisco's new limits on ads for sugary drinks don't pass First Amendment muster, saying the government can't force businesses to discourage use of their own legal products.
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August 04, 2016
Calif. Soda Ad Law Stains 1st Amendment, 9th Circ. Told
A conservative legal group told the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday that San Francisco's new limits on soda ads are not a public health initiative but a "thinly veiled attempt to silence disfavored speakers."