The D.C. Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear verbal arguments in a box brought by 5 tobacco companies severe regulations requiring striking warning labels on cigarette packs and advertisements starting in September.

Once again, a administration is anticipating itself indicted of overstepping a inherent authority, this time on First Amendment grounds.

“The striking images … were conjunction designed to strengthen a consumer from difficulty or deception, nor to boost consumer recognition of smoking risks; rather, they were crafted to elicit a clever romantic response distributed to incite a spectator to quit or never start smoking,” sovereign Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled in February. – The Hill

First Ammendment Rights

The Hill – Another Health Law Faces Court Challenge

The Hill – Case of Obama-Bashing Marine Renews Debate Over First Amendment Rights

War on Drugs

Reason – George Will: Drug Prohibition Is an Awful Flop. We Like It

The Huffington Post – Fernando Henrique Cardoso: Drugs: The Debate Goes Mainstream

Internet Freedom

Forbes – Chris Dodd ‘Confident’ Obama Administration Working On Next SOPA

School Choice

The AP – Political, Legal Fights Over School Vouchers’ Fate

The State – NY Dollars Flow into SC School Choice Debate

Iran

The New York Times – U.S. Defines Its Demands for New Round of Talks With Iran        

Federal Reserve

Townhall – Daniel Mitchell: If We Can’t End a Fed, Can We during Least Subject it to Competition?

Obamacare

Politico – Health Care Reform Supreme Court Case: Is This Conservative Judicial Activism?

The Washington Post – Obama’s Supreme Court Comments Stir Debate