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You Don’t Say? Tobacco & the First Amendment
June 18, 2013
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SLIDE 3 You Don’t Say? Tobacco & the First Amendment
- Kate Armstrong, Tobacco Control Legal Consortium
- Ted Mermin, Public Good Law Center
- Ilana Knopf, Center for Public Health & Tobacco Policy
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Tobacco Control Legal Consortium
The legal network for tobacco control policy change.
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Consortium Affiliated Centers
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What We Do
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Tobacco Control Interventions
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SLIDE 9 Commercial Speech: Tobacco Marketing
www.snus-news.blogspot.com www.trinketsandtrash.org
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Ted Mermin, J.D., M.Ed. Public Good Law Center Ilana Knopf, J.D. Center for Public Health & Tobacco Policy New England Law | Boston
Presenters
SLIDE 11 Recent First Amendment Challenges
- Discount Tobacco v. U.S. – various provisions of
the Family Smoking & Tobacco Prevention Control Act
- RJ Reynolds v. FDA – graphic cigarette warning
labels selected by the FDA
- NATO v. Providence – Providence, RI’s
- rdinance prohibiting coupon redemption and
multi-pack offers
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Strict Scrutiny Core Speech
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Central Hudson Test
Commercial Speech
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O’Brien Test
Expressive Conduct
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Zauderer Test
Disclosure Requirements
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Strict scrutiny Zauderer O’Brien Central Hudson
Tests
SLIDE 17 Discount Tobacco v. U.S.
Challenged Tobacco Control Act provision:
- 1. Sponsorship prohibition
- 2. Sampling prohibition
- 3. Brand name merchandise
prohibition
SLIDE 18 Discount Tobacco v. U.S.
Challenged Tobacco Control Act provision:
- 4. Outdoor advertising prohibition
- 5. Right to create further restrictions
- n advertising and promotions
- 6. Ban on marketing tobacco with
- ther products regulated by
the FDA
SLIDE 19 Discount Tobacco v. U.S.
Challenged Tobacco Control Act provision:
- 7. Text and graphic warnings
requirement
- 8. Ban on implying product is
“FDA-approved”
- 9. Prior approval of “reduced
harm” claims
SLIDE 20 Discount Tobacco v. U.S.
Challenged Tobacco Control Act provision:
- 10. “Tombstone” advertising
requirements
- 11. Ban on promotional items with purchase
(“loyalty programs”)
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R.J. Reynolds v. F.D.A.
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R.J. Reynolds v. F.D.A.
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Providence, RI’s Tobacco Price Ordinance
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Nat’l Ass’n of Tobacco Outlets v. Providence
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Nat’l Ass’n of Tobacco Outlets v. Providence
Communication? Or mere transaction?
SLIDE 26 New York City’s Proposed Ordinances
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Enforcement
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Tobacco Control Legal Consortium
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Contact Us
Tobacco Control Legal Consortium
www.publichealthlawcenter.org 651-290-7506 publichealthlaw@wmitchell.edu
Center for Public Health & Tobacco Policy
www.tobaccopolicycenter.org/ 617-368-1465 tobacco@nesl.edu
SLIDE 29 Upcoming Consortium Webinars
- State & Local Regulation of Emerging Tobacco
Products: Hot Issues – July 23, 2013
- Preemption & Tobacco Control: Latest Tales from
the Field – August 14, 2013
- Global Tobacco Control Update: Lessons for the
U.S. – September 24, 2013
SLIDE 30 Doug Blanke Maggie Mahoney
publichealthlaw@wmitchell.edu www.PublicHealthLawCenter.org
