(August 7, 2023, 9:28 AM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR) and retailers filed a brief in California state court opposing the state attorney general and Fresno County district attorney’s motion to strike their lawsuit challenging the state’s identification of new RJR products with crushable filter capsules as “presumptively flavored,” saying their claims don’t relate to protected speech....