Cities of Oakland and Chicago
Amici Curiae
Stephen P. Berzon, Counsel of RecordThe cities of Chicago and Oakland have both instituted rules limiting tobacco advertising similar to those of Massachusetts and are being sued by tobacco companies over those ordinances. Stephen P. Berzon is a partner with the law firm Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Rubin & Demain. Prior to this position, he served as legal director of the Children’s Defense Fund. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26, 2001.If there is one principle of commercial…
