Litigation
Nov. 15, 2016
Judge: Smoking depictions in films protected by free speech
The MPAA's rating system is an opinion, not an authority, the judge ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A judge snuffed out a lawsuit seeking to bar depictions of smoking in films intended for young audiences, finding that such an order would stifle filmmakers' free speech rights.
Plaintiff Timothy Forsyth sought class certification and a court order declaring that a movie studio's failure to assign an "R" rating to films portraying smoking in a nonnegative or light is n...
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