March 21, 2024
Government mandated text warnings and graphic images on cigarette packs to advertise the health risks of smoking do not violate the free speech rights of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and other cigarette manufacturers, the Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday, saying the warnings are "factual and uncontroversial" and pass constitutional muster.
December 05, 2023
A Fifth Circuit judge appeared skeptical Tuesday of an argument by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. that cigarette companies' freedom of speech is being violated by government mandated text warnings and supposedly graphic images on packs of cigarettes to advertise the health risks of smoking.