(Reuters) - The government rules that the tobacco industry has
challenged were imposed after the Supreme Court in 1995 struck
down a total ban on tobacco ads on the grounds that it violated
free speech.
The 1995 decision did allow partial bans, for example a
prohibition on ads aimed at children, and said the government
could require health warnings as long as they were properly
attributed -- for example to the federal health department.
Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News
challenged were imposed after the Supreme Court in 1995 struck
down a total ban on tobacco ads on the grounds that it violated
free speech.
The 1995 decision did allow partial bans, for example a
prohibition on ads aimed at children, and said the government
could require health warnings as long as they were properly
attributed -- for example to the federal health department.
Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News
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