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because they felt it wasn't restrictive enough.
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They wanted those foods out of the building entirely.
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But The National Soft Drink Association on the other hand,
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thought they were too restrictive.
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They said that the USDA was taking advantage of their power
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and this law was arbitrary, capricious and abusive discretion
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and otherwise not in accordance to the law.
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So they filed a lawsuit and they requested a preliminary injunction
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meaning that they didn't want this law to go into effect
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until they had a chance to appeal it.
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In June of 1980, the district court denied that request,
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they appealed, and in 1983 the U.S. Court of Appeals