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PUBLIC CITIZEN v. F.T.C.

Civ. A. No. 86-3556.

688 F.Supp. 667 (1988)

PUBLIC CITIZEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 20, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Vladeck, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.

Lawrence Demille-Wagman, F.T.C., Washington, D.C., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JACKSON, District Judge.

Alarmed at the growing popularity of "smokeless tobacco" (snuff and chewing tobacco), especially among young people, in February of 1986, Congress enacted the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act, 15 U.S.C. § 4401 et seq., (hereinafter "the Act" or "Smokeless Tobacco Act"). Scientific awareness of the health hazards associated with smokeless...

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