Our own Jim Copland is in the New York Sun today on Altria Group v. Good, in which the Supreme Court may decide whether federal labeling law pre-empts lawsuits claiming that it is a deceptive trade practice for tobacco companies to promote cigarettes as "light" or "low tar and nicotine."
"Smoke test for Supremes"
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



