Until this week, the tobacco wars of the late 1990s have been fought in almost every legal venue except the Supreme Court. On Dec. 1, the issue arrives at the marble palace with full force.

Both sides are treating seriously the complex issues in Food and Drug Administration v. Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp., with a full range of briefs from the parties and amicus curiae groups laying out the history of tobacco regulation and arguing the question at hand: Should the FDA have jurisdiction over tobacco?

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]