Analysis: A rough day for the FTC

Analysis (Updated 3:10 p.m.) A hearing on claims of deception by cigarette companies in their advertising of “light” cigarettes led Monday to strongly worded complaints by Supreme Court Justices that, if consumers were misled, it was partly — maybe even mainly — the government’s fault. Justices Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and Antonin Scalia suggested that the … Continue reading Analysis: A rough day for the FTC