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FDA V. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.

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Date decided2000
Ruling court Supreme Court of the United States
DissentBreyer
Stevens
Souter
Ginsburg
MajorityO'Connor, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
Citations U. S.
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1126889
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About FDA V. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.


FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. , 529 U. S. 120, is an important United States Supreme Court case in the development of American administrative law. It ruled that the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act did not give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco products as "drugs" or "devices".

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