Ad Ban Ruling Gives Tobacco Hope

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Opponents of limits on tobacco and alcohol advertising believe the overturning of Chicago’s outdoor ad ban may provide a powerful weapon for fighting similar legal battles in other cities.
Senior U.S. District Judge Milton Shadur last week ruled the city’s ban on outdoor tobacco and alcohol advertising “null, void and of no legal effect.” More importantly, perhaps, he labeled earlier rulings which let stand Baltimore’s ordinance limiting such outdoor ads “unpersuasive.”
Dan Jaffe, executive vice president of the Association of National Advertisers in Washington, D.C.,

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