U.S. Challenges Judge Ruling on Cigarette Graphic Warnings
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The U.S. government appealed a federal judge’s ruling throwing out requirements for graphic warning labels regarding the health risks of cigarettes.
The Food and Drug Administration filed a notice of appeal today in U.S. District Court in Washington seeking to overturn Judge Richard Leon’s Feb. 29 decision that the government’s rule violates the tobacco companies’ rights to free speech.