Ad Pros Fight N.Y. Ban

Five advertising industry groups filed suit in federal district court last week, challenging the constitutionality of the tobacco ad ban passed by the New York City Council and signed into law by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
Mayor Giuliani signed the bill last Wednesday, even though he had publicly said that the law would certainly be vulnerable to constitutional challenges and that he favored a less restrictive version. The ban outlaws tobacco ads within 1,000 feet of schools and playgrounds.
Ad lobbyists acknowledged that R.J.