Justices criticize FTC in cigarette case

Published: Oct. 6, 2008 at 6:30 PM WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Two U.S. Supreme Court justices said the federal government may be partially to blame for a claim that cigarette companies deceptively call some smokes light. During oral arguments Monday in Altria Group et al vs Good et al, Justices Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia suggested the Federal Trade Commission knew for years the ads were founded on flawed claims and did little or nothing, ScotusBlog.com reported. Talking to an FTC lawyer, Alito said, "You created this whole problem. You have misled everyone who has bought these cigarettes for a long time." Assistant to the Solicitor General... [read full story]