The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge from major tobacco companies to the Food and Drug Administration’s requirement that they place graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and in advertisements.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving an appeal brought by a tobacco company against a federal requirement.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge brought by tobacco companies against federally mandated graphic warning labels on cigarette packs.

The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packages and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide whether federally mandated warnings on cigarette packs that graphically illustrate the health risks of smoking violate the free speech rights of tobacco companies opposed to the labels.

The US Supreme Court rejected a tobacco industry appeal and refused to block a new federal rule that will require cigarette packages to carry graphic new warnings about the health dangers of smoking.