San Francisco steps back from ban on soda advertising

Courthouse News reports:

    After passing some of the strictest legislation in the nation regulating soda and other sugary drinks, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously voted to repeal a ban on soft drink ads on city property.
     Days after the board passed the trio of laws in June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar effort to limit ads on public property in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona.
     The American Beverage Association subsequently sued San Francisco, claiming the legislation violates the First Amendment.

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