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Federal Cigarette Labeling & Advertising Act
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Federal Cigarette Labeling & Advertising Act
Legislation in the United States, passed in 1967, that required packs of cigarettes to carry warnings advising of their harmful effects.


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Supreme Court ruled that a group of Maine citizens could proceed against Altria's Philip Morris unit under state unfair-trade laws even through cigarette labeling is regulated by the federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act.
In addition to the Compact Clause, CEI says, the MSA violates federal antitrust law, bankruptcy law (by giving the states privileged status as creditors), the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (by regulating cigarette advertising and promotion, an area the law reserves to Congress), and the First Amendment (by restricting advertising and lobbying).
They claimed that the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA) and the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act preempt RICO.
 
 
 
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