Business group weighs in on cigarette label lawsuit

MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | AP
Published: 02/01/2012

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is weighing in on a lawsuit over graphic cigarette warning labels that include the sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs, saying the federal government has no legitimate authority to take space on a tobacco company’s packaging or advertising to persuade consumers not to buy the product.

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