US Supreme Court rejects challenge to California flavored tobacco ban

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to California flavored tobacco ban

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to California flavored tobacco ban The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's challenge to a voter-approved measure in California that banned flavored tobacco products in the most-populous U.S. state. The justices rejected an appeal by R.J. Reynolds, a unit of British American Tobacco, and other plaintiffs of a lower court's ruling holding that California's law did not co…

Supreme Court declines to review flavored cigarette ban in California

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to the flavored cigarette ban in California, meaning the state law will remain in place. Tobacco and cigarette companies argued that states do not have the authority to ban flavored cigarettes under the Tobacco Control Act (TCA). California’s ban on flavored tobacco products went…

Supreme Court Upholds California's Voter-Approved Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products

A selection of flavored e-cigarettes. Courtesy San Diegans vs. Big Tobacco The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company‘s challenge to a voter-approved measure in California that banned flavored tobacco products. The justices rejected an appeal by R.J. Reynolds, a unit of British American Tobacco, and other plaintiffs of a lower court’s ruling holding that California’s law did not conflict with a federal statut…

US Supreme Court leaves California’s ban on flavored cigarettes in place

Tobacco manufacturers and retailers argued the state law conflicts with the federal Tobacco Control Act, which gives the USDA the authority to regulate the sale of cigarettes, but stops short of allowing states to outright ban certain products as they see fit.

Supreme Court leaves California’s ban on flavored cigarettes in place

(CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a California law that bans the sale of flavored cigarettes, leaving the state law in place.

Supreme Court leaves California’s ban on flavored cigarettes in place

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a California law that bans the sale of flavored cigarettes, leaving the state law in place. Tobacco manufacturers and retailers, including R.J. Reynolds, argued the state law conflicts with the federal Tobacco Control Act, which gives the US Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate the sale of cigarettes, but stops short of allowing states to out…