Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds and Lorillard sues city over posters, says they are unconstitutional

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Big tobacco is trying to force the city to yank graphic anti-smoking posters from thousands of stores that sell cigarettes.

Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds and Lorillard bankrolled a federal suit that says the ads - which must be posted near cash registers - are unconstitutional.

The placards contain gruesome pictures of cancer-ravaged lungs, a decaying tooth and a stroke-crippled brain with the message "Quit Smoking Now."

The suit in Manhattan Federal Court says only the feds can mandate warnings on smoking risks.

The "images of diseased body parts" at bodegas and newsstands amount to advocacy - and forcing the shopkeepers to post them violates the First Amendment.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/06/04/2010-06-04_cigs_bigs_give_city_a_lungful.html#ixzz0psMWSSFp

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