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ACS CAN & Federal Tobacco Litigation - An Overview

October 25, 2024

The tobacco industry has a history of using litigation to avoid and delay laws and regulations enacted to safeguard the public. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), with our tobacco control partners, has also relied on the courts to hold Big Tobacco accountable and to ensure the federal government is effectively implementing the Tobacco Control Act. Through ACS CAN’s Judicial Advocacy Initiative, we have worked to ensure public health interests are effectively represented by filing our own cases against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), weighing into other important court disputes by filing   amicus curiae or “friend of the court” briefs, and intervening in a major lawsuit. This fact sheet briefly summarizes major active tobacco control cases at the federal level.   

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