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• US Supreme Court rejects smokers' lawsuit against tobacco companies for allegedly luring teens 

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to consider a lawsuit that alleged tobacco companies turned minors into smokers by targeting them with cigarette advertising. The California Supreme Court ruled against the smokers last August, saying a federal law on cigarette advertising and the companies' First Amendment rights to commercial speech

allowed the marketing campaigns. At issue is whether the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act pre-empts California law. The federal law confirms the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to regulate unfair or deceptive practices in cigarette advertising.

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