Premium Cigars' Legal Updates and News

Read about CRA's efforts to protect your cigar rights in the courts

Sep 16

FDA’s Graphic Warning Labels Struck Down Again

The Latest Ruling On August 29th, Judge Lisa G. Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia struck down the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA)…

Sep 03

The Netherlands Proposes Plain Packaging for Premium Cigars

Earlier this year, the Dutch government proposed a plan to impose plain packaging requirements on premium cigars. Under the draft proposal, all cigar boxes would have to be covered in…

Sep 04

Considering FDA’s Authority on Graphic Warning Labels for Cigarettes: A First Amendment Challenge

Washington, DC: In August, a group of tobacco companies filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS), seeking a review of a U.S. Court of Appeals for…

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Aug 06

Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Mehta Decision: A Monumental Victory for Premium Cigars

Washington, DC: On August 9, 2023, the premium cigar industry experienced a groundbreaking victory when U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta vacated all U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulations…

Jul 12

Supreme Court Rulings Signal New Era for Federal Regulatory Power: Implications for the Premium Cigar Industry

Washington, DC: In the final days of its blockbuster 2024 term, the Supreme Court released two significant decisions on Executive Agencies’ regulatory power: Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Corner Post…

Jun 28

Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Deference

Washington, DC: Earlier today, the Supreme Court published their decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, a case which significantly curtails the power of federal agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration…

May 29

CRA’s Files Reply Brief In U.S. Court of Appeals

Washington, DC: On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) filed its response brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Cigar…

Apr 17

CRA Files Reply Brief In U.S. Court of Appeals

Washington, DC: On Monday, April 15th, Cigar Rights of America (CRA), filed the industry’s reply brief in response to the United States Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) appeal in Cigar Association of…

Feb 23

Chevron Case May Significantly Increase Agency Burden

Washington, DC: In this article by Bloomberg’s Suzanne Monyak, a significant but underappreciated side-effect of the pending SCOTUS decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo is raised: Agencies’ being deluged…

Jan 17

Loper Bright Before SCOTUS and Potential Impact on the Premium Cigar Industry

Washington, DC: The Chevron Doctrine, a legal principle established by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1984 case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., has played a…