Court Rules On Vice Ads

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But Case May Go To Supreme Court Anyway
WASHINGTON, D.C.–A federal court decision in New Orleans involving casino gambling advertising may lead to a U.S. Supreme Court review of conflicting state limits on vice ads.
Judges on the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals voted 2-1 last week to uphold a ban on the airing of casino ads in a suit brought by the Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Association. The case had been sent back by the Supreme Court last year, after it ruled that the dispute was covered by a decision in a case involving 44 Liquormart and its newspaper ads.




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