Tobacco Advertising Under Fire

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The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether states can restrict tobacco advertising directed at adults in order to protect children.

At issue are the regulations Massachusetts adopted in 1999 that prohibit cigarette ads in stadiums, in store windows where they can be seen from the outside, or within 1,000 feet of a public playground, park or school.

Advertising lobby groups argue that such restrictions amount to a ban on ads for a legal product, which violates their right to free speech.



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