Myers : High Court upholds racketeering ruling on The Supreme Court 's , which lied to public . The case stemmed from U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler 's landmark 2006 decision that found the cigarette makers guilty of violating civil provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ( RICO ) . Matthew Myers says it 's time to fund education and stop-smoking campaigns . Tobacco industry spends $ 96 billion each year to market its deadly products , Myers writes . Big Tobacco undermines laws to control it , he says , so it 's urgent to impose remedies .
Myers : High Court upholds racketeering ruling on The Supreme Court 's , which lied to public . Matthew Myers says it 's time to fund education and stop-smoking campaigns . Tobacco industry spends $ 96 billion each year to market its deadly products , Myers writes . Big Tobacco undermines laws to control it , he says , so it 's urgent to impose remedies .