Court Rejects State Law on Internet Tobacco Sales
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In a unanimous decision, the court said Maine cannot impose a regulatory scheme on transportation companies delivering tobacco products directly to consumers.
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The US Supreme Court threw out an order for tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay 79.5 million dollars to the widow of a US smoker, in a victory for businesses hoping to limit massive monetary awards.
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The No. 2 and No. 3 U.S. tobacco companies have taken down their Web sites following a Washington ruling on deceptive marketing of light cigarettes.  R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. shut down www.rjrt.com and Lorillard Tobacco Co.
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WASHINGTON - A Pennsylvania law requiring Internet service providers (ISPs) to block Web sites the state's prosecuting attorneys deem to be child pornography has been reversed by a U.S. federal court, with the judge ruling the law violated free speech rights.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by commercial telemarketers opposed to the popular program, in which consumers can put their names on a list if they do not want to be called.
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PHILADELPHIA -- A Pennsylvania law aimed at stopping Internet pornography is getting no love from the court system. A federal judge threw out the law, which would have required Internet service providers to block Web sites that contain child pornography.
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In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court said Maine cannot impose a regulatory scheme on transportation companies delivering tobacco products directly to consumers.
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A federal judged ruled that the Web site was not protected by the First Amendment because it incited criminal conduct.
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The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
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A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected the government's bid to force cigarette makers to pay &#36;280 billion in past profits, striking the toughest sanction from the racketeering case and lifting tobacco stocks.
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SEPTEMBER 03, 2004  - A Maryland county court yesterday rejected a challenge to the use of electronic voting machines that sought to allow voters to opt out of using the technology.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on  Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a  unit of Altria Group Inc. , should not be decided in  federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
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The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday  upheld a lower court decision to throw out a &#36;145 billion  punitive damage award against the major tobacco companies, a  big victory for the cigarette industry.
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on  Monday a free-speech challenge to a New York law banning the  wearing of masks at public gatherings by a group claiming ties  to the Ku Klux Klan.
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A federal appeals court rejected on Monday an effort by Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to have US courts step into a battle over the sale of Nazi paraphernalia in France.
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The European Court of Justice has rejected a legal bid to allow online European shoppers to purchase cheap cigarettes and alcohol anywhere throughout the EU.
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Tobacco companies lost a court fight Friday to overturn new restrictions on advertising in places where cigarettes are sold in Britain.