15 U.S.C. § 1335
Section 1335 · Unlawful advertisements on medium of electronic communication
This is the Sherman Antitrust Act
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 22 court decisions — leading case Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations (1973)
Most recently applied in FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC (April 2025)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
After January 1, 1971, it shall be unlawful to advertise cigarettes and little cigars on any medium of electronic communication subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1973—Pub. L. 93–109 extended prohibition against advertisements to little cigars.
1970—Pub. L. 91–222 substituted provision that after January 1, 1971, it shall be unlawful to advertise cigarettes on any medium of electronic communication subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission, for provision that a violation of this chapter should constitute misdemeanor and be punishable by fine. See, now, section 1338 of this title.
Effective Date of 1973 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93–109 effective thirty days after Sept. 21, 1973, see section 4 of Pub. L. 93–109, set out as a note under section 1332 of this title.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–222 effective Jan. 1, 1970, except where otherwise specified, see section 3 of Pub. L. 91–222, set out in part as a note under section 1331 of this title.