Citation: 533 US 525 (2002)
Date of Decision: June 28, 2001
Vote: 5-4
Author of Opinion: Justice O’Connor
Legal Topic: Freedom of Speech
Posture of the Case: Lorillard Tobacco Company (plaintiff) v. Reilly, Attorney General of Massachusetts (defendant). Massachusetts authorized regulations of outdoor advertisements of tobacco. Tobacco manufacturers alleging against the regulations on grounds of First Amendment violation.
Facts: Reilly, Attorney General of Massachusetts enacted legal rules in 1999, prohibiting the advertising of cigars, cigarettes and