
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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…