Clarification of a News Release Faxed and Emailed by UCSF on July 11, 2000.Business Editors/Education Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2000 A press release issued by UCSF UCSF University of California at San Francisco on July 11, 2000 incorrectly identified the jurisdiction of the court that issued a ruling last week upholding the legality le·gal·i·ty n. pl. le·gal·i·ties 1. The state or quality of being legal; lawfulness. 2. Adherence to or observance of the law. 3. A requirement enjoined by law. Often used in the plural. of University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). scientists carrying out tobacco smoking research and anti-smoking advocacy. The correct jurisdiction is "the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). State Court of Appeal." Below is correct version of the press release. Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to UCSF Tobacco Research The right of University of California scientists to carry out tobacco smoking research and anti-smoking advocacy was affirmed af·firm v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms v.tr. 1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true. 2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm. v.intr. by the California State Court of Appeal in Sacramento Thursday (July 6). The decision supported a lower court's dismissal of a suit that had challenged research on the economic effects of smoking bans in California restaurants and bars. The study was a project undertaken by Stanton Glantz, Ph.D., a UCSF professor of medicine, and a well-known tobacco researcher. The dismissed suit also challenged the legality of the University of California allowing Glantz to engage in anti-smoking advocacy. The Court of Appeal affirmed the Sacramento County Superior Court's 1998 dismissal of the suit. In its ruling, the Court of Appeals found that California law California Law consists of 29 codes, covering various subject areas, the State Constitution and Statutes. See also
The case against UC had been brought by a group called Californians for Scientific Integrity. The group appealed in 1998 and lost the appeal Thursday. "This is just the latest evidence that the University of California takes seriously its responsibility to the California public and its commitment to protect academic freedom," said an elated e·lat·ed adj. Exultantly proud and joyful. e·lat  ed·ly adv.e·lat Glantz. "The fact that the University has so consistently taken a strong stand makes me proud to be on its faculty." |
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