FDA's efforts to regulate tobacco exceed jurisdiction, court rules

Article Abstract:

The US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals' Aug 1998 decision in Brown & Williamson v. Food & Drug Administration stated the FDA did not have the right to regulate the sale and advertising of tobacco. The FDA claimed its authority to regulate drugs allowed it to prevent the sale of tobacco to children and prohibit advertising aimed at children. The Court stated Congress had not given the FDA that authority.

Drugs, Powers and duties, Tobacco, United States. Food and Drug Administration

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Airport vending restriction upheld

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The US 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in October 1997 that an airport had the right to remove newspaper vending machines from its premises. The Court ruled the airport was a nonpublic forum and could control its own financial interests. The owner of a monthly newspaper serving single people had protested the removal, stating the airport was a public forum that ensured First Amendment rights.

Management, Cases, Airports, Public forum doctrine (Law), Newspaper vending machines

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A long, steady slide back to secrecy

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The author relates personal experience of how courts have increasingly closed proceedings to court reporters and the increased use of secret juries.

Editorial, Evaluation, Public and closed trials, Right to public trial

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