South Central Wisconsin Tobacco Free Coalition

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At 9:30 am April 10 (today), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments on lifting a federal judge’s order blocking the large, graphic cigarette warning labels required under the 2009 law giving the Food and Drug Administration authority over tobacco products.

 The case consolidates appeals of Judge Richard Leon’s two decisions to block the FDA from implementing the new warnings, which under the law are supposed to begin appearing on cigarette packs and advertisements in September.  The lawsuit was brought by tobacco companies that oppose the warning labels.

 Judge Leon’s ruling that the warnings violate the First Amendment is wrong on the law and wrong on the science, as this memo will outline.

 Ruling in a separate case on March 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the warning label requirement as constitutional. That court, upholding a lower court ruling, held that the warnings are consistent with the First Amendment under established precedent permitting regulation of commercial speech.

 Specifically, the Sixth Circuit found that the Supreme Court has repeatedly upheld the required disclosure of factual information to consumers if it is “reasonably related” to a government interest.  The court ruled that the cigarette warnings advance the government’s interest in preventing consumer deception and promoting greater understanding of tobacco-related health risks.

To Read More About Graphic Warning Labels, Visit: http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0325.pdf

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The 2012 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is here and will be the first ever to be played with restrictions on smokeless tobacco use by big-league players, managers and coaches.

While these new restrictions are not everything we hoped for, they do represent significant progress – if they’re enforced. On this, we once again look to you for help.

If you see players using tobacco at any time during the season, tell us by clicking the “Report Use” button at tobaccofreebaseball.org. We have also provided a refresher on what the new contract does and does not do — just click the website’s “Learn More” button.
We are interested in hearing about all incidents of public tobacco use by players, managers and coaches. Those in violation of the new contract will be reported to MLB and the players’ union. Those that are not will be used as we continue to make the case that a full prohibition is needed to protect both the health of the players and that of the millions of youth who look up to them.

Thank you for your continued support as we work to Knock Tobacco Out of the Park!

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