Legal Opinion
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Bonta
District Court, E.D. California
Decided July 24, 2003No. CIV. S-03-659 LKK/GGHPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KARLTON, Senior District Judge.
Two tobacco companies bring suit against officials of California’s Department of Health Services. They challenge the state’s anti-tobacco advertisements, which are funded through a special surtax on wholesale tobacco sales. The tobacco companies claim that the surtax forces them to fund ads with which they disagree, and that this violates their right to free speech under the First Amendment. They also complain that the ads interfere with their right to trial by jury under the Seventh Amendment and unfairly stigmatize them in violation of the Due Process…
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